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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.88% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Catskill, the average commute to work is 30.50 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The overall education level of Catskill is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 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.