Bloomfield is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,310 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bloomfield is the 710th largest community in New York.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bloomfield is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bloomfield is a village of sales and office workers, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bloomfield who work in office and administrative support (19.29%), sales jobs (11.30%), and business and financial occupations (9.46%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.39% 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. Being a small village, Bloomfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Bloomfield citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.25% of adults in Bloomfield have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Bloomfield in 2022 was $42,872, which is upper middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,488 for a family of four. However, Bloomfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Bloomfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bloomfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bloomfield include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Bloomfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
