Hadley is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,124 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hadley is the 734th largest community in New York.

A relatively large number of people in Hadley telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.01% 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hadley has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hadley a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small town, Hadley does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Hadley are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.70% of adults in Hadley have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Hadley in 2022 was $32,921, 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 $131,684 for a family of four. However, Hadley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Hadley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hadley residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Hadley include English, Irish, French, Italian, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Hadley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.