Batavia is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 2,004 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Batavia is the 465th largest community in Ohio. Batavia has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Batavia is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Batavia is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Batavia who work in sales jobs (13.38%), office and administrative support (12.95%), and management occupations (10.45%). Also of interest is that Batavia 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 Batavia telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.72% 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 Batavia are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.19% of adults in Batavia have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Batavia in 2022 was $28,147, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $112,588 for a family of four. However, Batavia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Batavia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Batavia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Batavia include German, English, Irish, Romanian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Batavia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
