Greenwich is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,669 people and two associated neighborhoods, Greenwich is the 654th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Greenwich was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Of important note, Greenwich is also a village of artists. Greenwich has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Greenwich’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Greenwich telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.20% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

The overall crime rate in Greenwich is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

Being a small village, Greenwich does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Greenwich is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.00% of adults in Greenwich have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Greenwich in 2022 was $41,105, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,420 for a family of four. However, Greenwich contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Greenwich home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greenwich residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Greenwich include Irish, English, German, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Greenwich is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.