Painted Post is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,742 people and two associated neighborhoods, Painted Post is the 633rd largest community in New York.Painted Post is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 91.21% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Painted Post is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Painted Post who work in management occupations (17.35%), sales jobs (14.68%), and teaching (11.01%). Also of interest is that Painted Post 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: 10.29% 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Painted Post spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.58 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be. As is often the case in a small village, Painted Post doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.Painted Post is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 45.50% of adults in Painted Post have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Painted Post in 2022 was $59,415, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $237,660 for a family of four. However, Painted Post contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Painted Post home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Painted Post residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Painted Post include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Painted Post is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and Langs. of India.
