Catskill is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,810 people and two associated neighborhoods, Catskill is the 400th largest community in New York. Catskill has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

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

Also of interest is that Catskill has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.88% 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.

One downside of living in Catskill, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.50 minutes every day commuting to work.

In terms of college education, Catskill is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.35% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Catskill in 2022 was $40,931, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,724 for a family of four. However, Catskill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Catskill is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Catskill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Catskill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Catskill include Irish, Italian, German, Dutch, and Danish.

The most common language spoken in Catskill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.