Hammondsport is a tiny village located in the state of New York. With a population of 591 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hammondsport is the 854th largest community in New York. Hammondsport has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.05% 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.

Being a small village, Hammondsport does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Hammondsport citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.51% of adults in Hammondsport have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hammondsport in 2018 was $41,433, 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 $165,732 for a family of four. However, Hammondsport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Hammondsport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hammondsport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hammondsport include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

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