Painted Post is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,729 people and two associated neighborhoods, Painted Post is the 633rd largest community in New York. Painted Post 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 Painted Post 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: 10.59% 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.

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 17.53 minutes getting to work every day.

As is often the case in a small village, Painted Post doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Painted Post are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.04% of adults in Painted Post have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Painted Post in 2022 was $52,681, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $210,724 for a family of four. However, Painted Post contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Painted Post is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and Langs. of India.