Catskill is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,723 people and two associated neighborhoods, Catskill is the 400th largest community in New York. Catskill has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.Catskill is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 88.20% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Catskill is a village of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Catskill who work in management occupations (15.22%), art, media, and design (10.15%), and teaching (9.51%). Of important note, Catskill is also a village of artists. Catskill has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Catskill’s character. Also of interest is that Catskill 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 Catskill telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.98% 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. The education level of Catskill citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.80% of adults in Catskill have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Catskill in 2022 was $55,086, 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 $220,344 for a family of four. However, Catskill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Catskill is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Catskill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Catskill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Catskill include Irish, German, Italian, English, and French. The most common language spoken in Catskill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
