Ossining is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 26,542 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Ossining is the 58th largest community in New York. Ossining has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages. Housing costs in Ossining are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ossining is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ossining is a village of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ossining who work in management occupations (10.73%), teaching (9.51%), and office and administrative support (9.30%). Also of interest is that Ossining 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: 13.45% 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. One downside of living in Ossining is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ossining, the average commute to work is 34.99 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. For the size of the village, public transportation in Ossining is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Ossining, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.The citizens of Ossining are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.28% of adults in Ossining have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Ossining in 2022 was $51,163, 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 $204,652 for a family of four. However, Ossining contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ossining is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Ossining 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 Ossining, accounting for 41.68% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Ossining residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ossining include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Ossining's cultural character, accounting for 31.01% of the village’s population. The most common language spoken in Ossining is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
