Millbrook is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,442 people and two associated neighborhoods, Millbrook is the 685th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Millbrook was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.88% 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 Millbrook is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Millbrook, the average commute to work is 30.86 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

In Millbrook, a lot of people use the subway to get to work every day though Millbrook is a relatively small village. Those that ride the subway are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

The education level of Millbrook citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.88% of adults in Millbrook have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Millbrook in 2022 was $60,853, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $243,412 for a family of four. However, Millbrook contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Millbrook is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Millbrook home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Millbrook residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Millbrook include Irish, Italian, English, German, and French.

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