Angola is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,029 people and three associated neighborhoods, Angola is the 587th largest community in New York.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Angola is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Angola is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Angola who work in office and administrative support (16.92%), management occupations (12.57%), and sales jobs (10.60%). Of important note, Angola is also a village of artists. Angola has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Angola’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.16% 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. The percentage of adults in Angola who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.11% of the adults in Angola have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Angola in 2022 was $30,547, 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 $122,188 for a family of four. However, Angola contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Angola home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Angola residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Angola include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, and European. The most common language spoken in Angola is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Laotian.
