Sleepy Hollow is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 11,427 people and three associated neighborhoods, Sleepy Hollow is the 188th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Sleepy Hollow was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country. Sleepy Hollow home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Sleepy Hollow real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Sleepy Hollow is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Sleepy Hollow is a village of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sleepy Hollow who work in maintenance occupations (10.53%), management occupations (10.46%), and sales jobs (9.86%). Also of interest is that Sleepy Hollow has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.63% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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, Sleepy Hollow’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 Sleepy Hollow, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Sleepy Hollow is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.Sleepy Hollow is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 43.11% of adults in Sleepy Hollow have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Sleepy Hollow in 2022 was $64,890, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $259,560 for a family of four. However, Sleepy Hollow contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sleepy Hollow is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Sleepy Hollow home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Sleepy Hollow, accounting for 50.43% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Sleepy Hollow residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sleepy Hollow include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Russian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Sleepy Hollow's cultural character, accounting for 40.45% of the village’s population. The most common language spoken in Sleepy Hollow is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.
