East Syracuse is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,023 people and four associated neighborhoods, East Syracuse is the 466th largest community in New York.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.95% 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.

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 19.21 minutes getting to work every day.

In terms of college education, the citizens of East Syracuse rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.91% of adults 25 and older in East Syracuse have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in East Syracuse in 2022 was $30,029, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,116 for a family of four. However, East Syracuse contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call East Syracuse home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Syracuse residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in East Syracuse include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Yugoslavian.

The most common language spoken in East Syracuse is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Serbo-Croatian.