Whitesboro is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,618 people and three associated neighborhoods, Whitesboro is the 418th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Whitesboro was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Whitesboro is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 86.85% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Whitesboro is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Whitesboro who work in office and administrative support (13.93%), healthcare (9.04%), and sales jobs (8.82%). Of important note, Whitesboro is also a village of artists. Whitesboro has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Whitesboro’s character. Also of interest is that Whitesboro 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: 7.62% 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 education level of Whitesboro citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.36% of adults in Whitesboro have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Whitesboro in 2022 was $34,432, 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 $137,728 for a family of four. However, Whitesboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Whitesboro is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Whitesboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whitesboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Whitesboro include Italian, Irish, Polish, English, and German. The most common language spoken in Whitesboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
