Phoenix is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,198 people and two associated neighborhoods, Phoenix is the 557th largest community in New York. Phoenix has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Phoenix is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Phoenix is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Phoenix who work in office and administrative support (14.79%), management occupations (11.28%), and personal care services (8.21%). Also of interest is that Phoenix 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: 13.30% 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. The education level of Phoenix citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.31% of adults in Phoenix have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Phoenix in 2022 was $32,997, 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 $131,988 for a family of four. However, Phoenix contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Phoenix home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Phoenix residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Phoenix include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Phoenix is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
