Colonie is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 7,665 people and two associated neighborhoods, Colonie is the 222nd largest community in New York.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Colonie is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Colonie is a village of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Colonie who work in office and administrative support (12.44%), healthcare (9.54%), and management occupations (9.22%). Also of interest is that Colonie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.24% 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 population of Colonie is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.40% of adults in Colonie have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Colonie in 2022 was $44,549, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $178,196 for a family of four. Colonie is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Colonie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Colonie residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Colonie include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Colonie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Vietnamese.
