Wilson is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,229 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wilson is the 713th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Wilson was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.39% 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.

One downside of living in Wilson, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.71 minutes every day commuting to work.

Wilson 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 education level of Wilson citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.35% of adults in Wilson have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Wilson in 2022 was $33,583, 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 $134,332 for a family of four. However, Wilson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Wilson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Arabic.