Hoosick Falls is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,161 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hoosick Falls is the 453rd largest community in New York. Hoosick Falls has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
A relatively large number of people in Hoosick Falls telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.13% 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.
Hoosick Falls is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Hoosick Falls are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.65% of adults in Hoosick Falls having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hoosick Falls in 2022 was $34,846, 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 $139,384 for a family of four. However, Hoosick Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Hoosick Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hoosick Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hoosick Falls include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Hoosick Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.