Oriskany is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,459 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Oriskany is the 722nd largest community in New York. Oriskany has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Oriskany is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Oriskany is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Oriskany who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.15%), food service (8.19%), and sales jobs (8.04%).

Also of interest is that Oriskany has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Because of many things, Oriskany is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Oriskany a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Oriskany has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Oriskany's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.49 minutes getting to work every day.

Oriskany is a small village, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Oriskany, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.86% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small village, Oriskany doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Oriskany Information and Demographics

The education level of Oriskany citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 14.91% of adults 25 and older in Oriskany have a college degree.

The per capita income in Oriskany in 2000 was $17,087, 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 $68,348 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Oriskany is English.