Suffern is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 11,338 people and five associated neighborhoods, Suffern is the 166th largest community in New York. Housing costs in Suffern are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Suffern is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Suffern is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Suffern who work in sales jobs (12.72%), management occupations (10.47%), and office and administrative support (8.91%). Also of interest is that Suffern 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: 9.03% 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. One downside of living in Suffern is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Suffern, the average commute to work is 31.52 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The education level of Suffern ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Suffern, 46.52% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Suffern in 2022 was $49,566, 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 $198,264 for a family of four. However, Suffern contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Suffern is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Suffern home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Suffern residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Suffern also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.78% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Suffern include Italian, Irish, Polish, German, and Haitian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Suffern's cultural character, accounting for 23.77% of the village’s population. The most common language spoken in Suffern is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
