Medina is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,912 people and four associated neighborhoods, Medina is the 274th largest community in New York. Medina has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.Medina is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Medina is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Medina who work in management occupations (11.86%), office and administrative support (10.10%), and healthcare suport services (8.30%). A relatively large number of people in Medina telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.55% 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. Medina 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.In terms of college education, Medina is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.15% of adults 25 and older in Medina have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Medina in 2022 was $31,147, 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 $124,588 for a family of four. However, Medina contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Medina home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Medina residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Medina include German, English, Italian, Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Medina is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
