Sleepy Hollow is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 10,962 people and three associated neighborhoods, Sleepy Hollow is the 188th largest community in New York. Sleepy Hollow has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.
Sleepy Hollow home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Sleepy Hollow real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Sleepy Hollow has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Sleepy Hollow telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.77% 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.
Overall, Sleepy Hollow’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
One downside of living in Sleepy Hollow, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.69 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Despite being a small village, Sleepy Hollow has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The education level of Sleepy Hollow ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Sleepy Hollow, 41.44% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Sleepy Hollow in 2022 was $60,695, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $242,780 for a family of four. However, Sleepy Hollow contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Sleepy Hollow is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Sleepy Hollow 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 Sleepy Hollow, accounting for 47.81% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Sleepy Hollow residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sleepy Hollow include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Portuguese.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Sleepy Hollow's cultural character, accounting for 39.56% of the village’s population.
The most common language spoken in Sleepy Hollow is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.