Patterson is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 11,555 people and three associated neighborhoods, Patterson is the 163rd largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Patterson 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.38% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 Patterson is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Patterson, the average commute to work is 33.46 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Even though Patterson is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The citizens of Patterson are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.50% of adults in Patterson have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Patterson in 2022 was $43,771, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $175,084 for a family of four. However, Patterson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Patterson is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Patterson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Patterson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Patterson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.80% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Patterson include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Patterson's cultural character, accounting for 15.69% of the town’s population.

The most common language spoken in Patterson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.