Millbrook is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,445 people and two associated neighborhoods, Millbrook is the 685th largest community in New York. Housing costs in Millbrook are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.Unlike some villages, Millbrook isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Millbrook are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Millbrook is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Millbrook who work in teaching (11.83%), office and administrative support (11.42%), and food service (7.39%). Of important note, Millbrook is also a village of artists. Millbrook has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Millbrook’s character. Also of interest is that Millbrook 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 Millbrook telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.68% 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. Overall, Millbrook’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. In Millbrook, a lot of people use the subway to get to work every day though Millbrook is a relatively small village. Those that ride the subway are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.The citizens of Millbrook are among the most well-educated in the nation: 49.96% of adults in Millbrook have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Millbrook in 2022 was $55,525, 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 $222,100 for a family of four. However, Millbrook contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Millbrook is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Millbrook home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Millbrook residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Millbrook include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Millbrook is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
