Patchogue is a medium-sized coastal village (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 12,447 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Patchogue is the 154th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Patchogue are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.41% 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.

Patchogue is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in Patchogue is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Patchogue, the average commute to work is 30.70 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Despite being a small village, Patchogue has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The citizens of Patchogue are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.15% of adults in Patchogue have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Patchogue in 2022 was $52,745, 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 $210,980 for a family of four. However, Patchogue contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Patchogue is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Patchogue home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Patchogue residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Patchogue also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.30% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Patchogue include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Patchogue is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.