Haverstraw is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 12,226 people and three associated neighborhoods, Haverstraw is the 155th largest community in New York.

Also of interest is that Haverstraw has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.52% 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.

One downside of living in Haverstraw is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Haverstraw, the average commute to work is 30.95 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Even though Haverstraw is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The population of Haverstraw 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 Haverstraw, 24.28% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Haverstraw in 2022 was $31,478, 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 $125,912 for a family of four. However, Haverstraw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Haverstraw is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Haverstraw 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 Haverstraw, accounting for 60.51% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Haverstraw residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Haverstraw include Irish, Haitian, Italian, German, and Nigerian.

In addition, Haverstraw has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (42.79%).

The most common language spoken in Haverstraw is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.