Fishkill is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,141 people and five associated neighborhoods, Fishkill is the 568th largest community in New York.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Fishkill is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fishkill is a village of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fishkill who work in management occupations (21.61%), business and financial occupations (10.16%), and healthcare (8.51%). Also of interest is that Fishkill has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.51% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Fishkill is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 46.90% of adults in Fishkill have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Fishkill in 2022 was $55,356, 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 $221,424 for a family of four. However, Fishkill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fishkill is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Fishkill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fishkill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fishkill also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.90% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fishkill include Italian, Irish, German, Norwegian, and European. In addition, Fishkill has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.46%). The most common language spoken in Fishkill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
