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. Much of the housing stock in Kiryas Joel was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Kiryas Joel economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Kiryas Joel, where 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.

A relatively large number of people in Kiryas Joel telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.97% 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.

Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.23 minutes getting to work every day.

Many people in Kiryas Joel take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the village, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Kiryas Joel citizens for affordable transportation.

Kiryas Joel ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.73% of people over 25 have a college degree.

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.