Ravena is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,246 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ravena is the 444th largest community in New York.Ravena is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 85.97% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Ravena is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ravena who work in office and administrative support (21.46%), management occupations (12.38%), and sales jobs (12.11%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.47% 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. One downside of living in Ravena is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ravena, the average commute to work is 33.53 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small village, Ravena doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Ravena are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.42% of adults in Ravena having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Ravena in 2022 was $42,247, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $168,988 for a family of four. However, Ravena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ravena is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Ravena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ravena residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ravena include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Ravena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
