East Syracuse is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,023 people and four associated neighborhoods, East Syracuse is the 466th largest community in New York.

A relatively large number of people in East Syracuse telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.95% 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of East Syracuse spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.21 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be.

The citizens of East Syracuse are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.91% of adults in East Syracuse have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in East Syracuse in 2022 was $30,029, 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 $120,116 for a family of four. However, East Syracuse contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call East Syracuse home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Syracuse residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in East Syracuse include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Yugoslavian.

The most common language spoken in East Syracuse is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Serbo-Croatian.