Holley is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,726 people and two associated neighborhoods, Holley is the 634th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Holley was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Holley is a blue-collar town, with 36.76% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Holley is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Holley who work in office and administrative support (12.35%), sales jobs (9.68%), and management occupations (8.40%). A relatively large number of people in Holley telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.72% 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. Being a small village, Holley does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Holley citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.91% of adults in Holley have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Holley in 2022 was $36,893, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,572 for a family of four. However, Holley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Holley is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Holley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Holley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Holley include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Holley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
