Parishville is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 642 people and two associated neighborhoods, Parishville is the 840th largest community in New York. Parishville has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.01% 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.

Parishville’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

Being a small town, Parishville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Parishville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Parishville, 23.31% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Parishville in 2022 was $28,623, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,492 for a family of four. However, Parishville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Parishville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Parishville residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Parishville include English, German, Irish, Swedish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Parishville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.