Orchard Park is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,049 people and five associated neighborhoods, Orchard Park is the 464th largest community in New York.Orchard Park is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 91.07% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Orchard Park is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Orchard Park who work in sales jobs (14.41%), management occupations (13.83%), and office and administrative support (12.80%). Also of interest is that Orchard Park 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 Orchard Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.29% 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. In addition, Orchard Park is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Orchard Park is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.If knowledge is power, Orchard Park is a pretty powerful place. 62.68% of the adults in Orchard Park have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Orchard Park in 2022 was $57,107, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $228,428 for a family of four. The people who call Orchard Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Orchard Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Orchard Park include Italian, German, Irish, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Orchard Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
