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Sleepy Hollow, NY
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Living in Sleepy Hollow



Sleepy Hollow is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 11,001 people and three associated neighborhoods, Sleepy Hollow is the 188th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Sleepy Hollow was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Sleepy Hollow home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Sleepy Hollow real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Sleepy Hollow is also a village of artists. Sleepy Hollow has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Sleepy Hollow’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.09% 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.

Overall, Sleepy Hollow’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

In Sleepy Hollow, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Sleepy Hollow is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

The population of Sleepy Hollow is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.52% of adults in Sleepy Hollow have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sleepy Hollow in 2018 was $55,513, 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 $222,052 for a family of four. However, Sleepy Hollow contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sleepy Hollow is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Sleepy Hollow 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 Sleepy Hollow, accounting for 50.31% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Sleepy Hollow residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sleepy Hollow include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Portuguese.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Sleepy Hollow's cultural character, accounting for 39.33% of the village’s population.

The most common language spoken in Sleepy Hollow is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.