Wilson is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,219 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wilson is the 713th largest community in New York. Wilson has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Wilson is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Wilson is a village of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wilson who work in office and administrative support (10.13%), management occupations (9.94%), and business and financial occupations (9.02%). Also of interest is that Wilson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Wilson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.94% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. As is often the case in a small village, Wilson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Wilson citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.86% of adults in Wilson have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Wilson in 2022 was $34,610, 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 $138,440 for a family of four. However, Wilson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wilson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Wilson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wilson residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Wilson include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Wilson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
