Kiryas Joel is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 43,863 people and six associated neighborhoods, Kiryas Joel is the 37th largest community in New York. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Kiryas Joel, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Kiryas Joel, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Kiryas Joel’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Kiryas Joel does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $50,032.00.

Kiryas Joel home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Kiryas Joel real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Kiryas Joel 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: 13.97% 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Kiryas Joel spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.23 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be.

A lot of people in Kiryas Joel take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the village, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Kiryas Joel, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.

The population of Kiryas Joel has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.73% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Kiryas Joel in 2022 was $14,440, which is low income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $57,760 for a family of four. However, Kiryas Joel contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kiryas Joel also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.63% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Kiryas Joel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kiryas Joel residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kiryas Joel include Hungarian, Romanian, European, Israeli, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Kiryas Joel is German/Yiddish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Spanish.