Orchard Park is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,049 people and five associated neighborhoods, Orchard Park is the 464th largest community in New York.Orchard Park is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 91.07% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Orchard Park is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Orchard Park who work in sales jobs (14.41%), management occupations (13.83%), and office and administrative support (12.80%). Also of interest is that Orchard Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.29% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. In addition, Orchard Park is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel. Being a small village, Orchard Park does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Orchard Park. 62.68% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Orchard Park in 2022 was $57,107, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $228,428 for a family of four. The people who call Orchard Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Orchard Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Orchard Park include Italian, German, Irish, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Orchard Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
