Goshen is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,758 people and three associated neighborhoods, Goshen is the 286th largest community in New York.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Goshen is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Goshen is a village of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Goshen who work in management occupations (11.26%), sales jobs (10.64%), and office and administrative support (8.45%). A relatively large number of people in Goshen telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.70% 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. Even though Goshen is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The population of Goshen 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: 39.51% of adults in Goshen have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Goshen in 2022 was $54,664, 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 $218,656 for a family of four. However, Goshen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Goshen is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Goshen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Goshen residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Goshen also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.40% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Goshen include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Russian. The most common language spoken in Goshen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
