Washingtonville is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,650 people and two associated neighborhoods, Washingtonville is the 288th largest community in New York.

Also of interest is that Washingtonville 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 Washingtonville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.83% 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.

One downside of living in Washingtonville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.08 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Even though Washingtonville is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The citizens of Washingtonville are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.45% of adults in Washingtonville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Washingtonville in 2022 was $45,861, 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 $183,444 for a family of four. However, Washingtonville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Washingtonville is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Washingtonville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Washingtonville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Washingtonville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.98% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Washingtonville include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Washingtonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.