Ellenville is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 4,180 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ellenville is the 374th largest community in New York.Unlike some villages, Ellenville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Ellenville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ellenville is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Ellenville who work in office and administrative support (15.66%), management occupations (11.73%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (11.54%). A relatively large number of people in Ellenville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.98% 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.Ellenville is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Ellenville enrolled in college, Ellenville has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. Ellenville is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Ellenville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.24% of adults in Ellenville having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Ellenville in 2022 was $29,004, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,016 for a family of four. However, Ellenville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ellenville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.01% of its population below the federal poverty line.Ellenville is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Ellenville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ellenville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Ellenville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 43.08% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ellenville include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Ellenville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
