Medina is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,953 people and four associated neighborhoods, Medina is the 274th largest community in New York. Medina has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

A relatively large number of people in Medina 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.

Being a small village, Medina does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Medina overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Medina, 23.10% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Medina in 2022 was $27,191, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,764 for a family of four. However, Medina contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Medina is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Medina home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Medina residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Medina include German, English, Italian, Polish, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Medina is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.