Paw Paw is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 3,389 people and three associated neighborhoods, Paw Paw is the 255th largest community in Michigan.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.06% 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.

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 19.19 minutes getting to work every day.

The percentage of people in Paw Paw with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.80% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Paw Paw in 2022 was $23,775, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,100 for a family of four. However, Paw Paw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Paw Paw is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Paw Paw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Paw Paw residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Paw Paw also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.14% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Paw Paw include German, Irish, English, French, and Dutch.

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