Patterson is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 11,555 people and three associated neighborhoods, Patterson is the 163rd largest community in New York.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.38% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

One downside of living in Patterson, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.39 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Despite being a small town, Patterson has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The population of Patterson is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.66% of adults in Patterson have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Patterson in 2022 was $42,556, which is upper middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $170,224 for a family of four. However, Patterson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Patterson is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Patterson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Patterson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Patterson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.02% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Patterson include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Patterson's cultural character, accounting for 15.26% of the town’s population.

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