Camillus is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,271 people and four associated neighborhoods, Camillus is the 720th largest community in New York. Camillus has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Camillus is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Camillus is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Camillus who work in office and administrative support (13.10%), sales jobs (10.42%), and management occupations (9.52%). Of important note, Camillus is also a village of artists. Camillus has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Camillus’s character. Also of interest is that Camillus 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: 10.33% 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. The percentage of people in Camillus who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.09% of adults in Camillus have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Camillus in 2022 was $36,660, 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 $146,640 for a family of four. However, Camillus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Camillus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Camillus residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Camillus include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Camillus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and Arabic.
