Owego is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 4,096 people and two associated neighborhoods, Owego is the 413th largest community in New York. Owego has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.Unlike some villages, Owego isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Owego are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Owego is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Owego who work in teaching (17.74%), office and administrative support (12.90%), and sales jobs (8.13%). Also of interest is that Owego 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 Owego telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.39% 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. The citizens of Owego are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.45% of adults in Owego have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Owego in 2022 was $42,192, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $168,768 for a family of four. However, Owego contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Owego home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Owego residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Owego include German, English, Italian, Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Owego is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Serbo-Croatian.
