Ossining is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 26,542 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Ossining is the 58th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Ossining was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country. Housing costs in Ossining are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.Ossining is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Ossining is a village of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ossining who work in management occupations (10.73%), teaching (9.51%), and office and administrative support (9.30%). Also of interest is that Ossining has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.45% 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 Ossining, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.99 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. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Ossining use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Ossining‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.Ossining is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.28% of adults in Ossining have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Ossining in 2022 was $51,163, 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 $204,652 for a family of four. However, Ossining contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ossining is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Ossining home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Ossining, accounting for 41.68% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Ossining residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ossining include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish. In addition, Ossining has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.01%). The most common language spoken in Ossining is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
