Hoosick Falls is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,190 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hoosick Falls is the 453rd largest community in New York. Hoosick Falls has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
Also of interest is that Hoosick Falls has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Hoosick Falls telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.05% 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.
Being a small village, Hoosick Falls does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Hoosick Falls citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.52% of adults in Hoosick Falls have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Hoosick Falls in 2022 was $29,454, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,816 for a family of four. However, Hoosick Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Hoosick Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hoosick Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hoosick Falls include Irish, English, German, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Hoosick Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.