Pawling is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,987 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pawling is the 598th largest community in New York. Pawling has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

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

A relatively large number of people in Pawling telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.62% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 Pawling, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.95 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.

Even though Pawling is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The population of Pawling 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: 36.87% of adults in Pawling have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pawling in 2018 was $47,313, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $189,252 for a family of four. However, Pawling contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pawling is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Pawling home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pawling residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Pawling also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.13% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pawling include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Swedish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Pawling's cultural character, accounting for 15.29% of the village’s population.

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