Wilson is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,229 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wilson is the 713th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Wilson was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.39% 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.

In Wilson, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.71 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

The population of Wilson overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Wilson, 21.35% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Wilson in 2018 was $33,583, 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 $134,332 for a family of four. However, Wilson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Wilson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Arabic.