Fishkill is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,146 people and five associated neighborhoods, Fishkill is the 568th largest community in New York.
Also of interest is that Fishkill has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.43% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
As is often the case in a small village, Fishkill doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Fishkill ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Fishkill, 49.83% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Fishkill in 2022 was $58,626, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $234,504 for a family of four.
Fishkill is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Fishkill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fishkill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fishkill also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.75% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fishkill include Italian, Irish, German, English, and European.
In addition, Fishkill has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.73%).
The most common language spoken in Fishkill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.