Wilson is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,229 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wilson is the 713th largest community in New York. Wilson has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

A relatively large number of people in Wilson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.39% 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.

One downside of living in Wilson is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Wilson, the average commute to work is 31.71 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Wilson is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Wilson are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.35% of adults in Wilson having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Wilson in 2018 was $33,583, 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 $134,332 for a family of four. However, Wilson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wilson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Wilson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wilson residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Wilson include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Wilson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Arabic.