Ilion is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 8,637 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Ilion is the 242nd largest community in New York. Ilion has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Ilion is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Ilion is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ilion who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.08%), sales jobs (11.43%), and teaching (6.45%).

Ilion Information and Demographics

The education level of Ilion citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 18.17% of adults in Ilion have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Ilion in 2000 was $14,264, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $57,056 for a family of four.

The people who call Ilion home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Ilion is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ilion include Irish, German, Italian, English, French, Polish, Welsh, French Canadian, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Ilion is English.