Ravena is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,232 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ravena is the 444th largest community in New York.

A relatively large number of people in Ravena telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.97% 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.

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

The education level of Ravena citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.38% of adults in Ravena have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Ravena in 2018 was $34,248, 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 $136,992 for a family of four. However, Ravena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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