Delhi is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,159 people and two associated neighborhoods, Delhi is the 501st largest community in New York. Delhi has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.Delhi is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 87.79% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Delhi is a village of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Delhi who work in teaching (14.23%), food service (12.29%), and sales jobs (10.27%). Also of interest is that Delhi 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 Delhi telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.30% 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. Delhi is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Delhi area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Delhi maintain a good economy. Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.78 minutes getting to work every day.The citizens of Delhi are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.91% of adults in Delhi 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 Delhi in 2022 was $24,401, which is low income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,604 for a family of four. However, Delhi contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Delhi is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Delhi home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Delhi residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Delhi include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Delhi is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
