Owego is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,938 people and two associated neighborhoods, Owego is the 413th largest community in New York. Owego has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

Also of interest is that Owego has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.45% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 education level of Owego citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.70% of adults in Owego have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Owego in 2022 was $40,634, 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 $162,536 for a family of four. However, Owego contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Owego home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Owego residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Owego include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Owego is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Serbo-Croatian.