Ravena is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,232 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ravena is the 444th largest community in New York.Ravena is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Ravena is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ravena who work in office and administrative support (18.60%), sales jobs (16.90%), and management occupations (12.15%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.97% 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. Being a small village, Ravena does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Ravena overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Ravena, 23.38% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Ravena in 2022 was $34,248, 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 $136,992 for a family of four. However, Ravena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ravena is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Ravena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ravena residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ravena include Italian, Irish, German, English, and French. The most common language spoken in Ravena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Chinese.
