Apalachin is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,632 people and two associated neighborhoods, Apalachin is the 512th largest community in New York.

Also of interest is that Apalachin 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: 15.03% 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.

Because of many things, Apalachin is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Apalachin really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Apalachin perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One of the benefits of Apalachin is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.95 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

As is often the case in a small town, Apalachin doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Apalachin are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.08% of adults in Apalachin have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Apalachin in 2022 was $46,685, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $186,740 for a family of four. However, Apalachin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Apalachin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Apalachin residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Apalachin include Irish, English, Italian, German, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Apalachin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Indo-European.