Greenport is a very small coastal village (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,561 people and two associated neighborhoods, Greenport is the 520th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Greenport was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Greenport home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Greenport real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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

A relatively large number of people in Greenport telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.15% 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.

Greenport is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Even though Greenport is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly taxis for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The education level of Greenport citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.81% of adults in Greenport have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Greenport in 2022 was $53,659, 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 $214,636 for a family of four. However, Greenport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Greenport is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Greenport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greenport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Greenport also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 38.54% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Greenport include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish.

In addition, Greenport has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (23.47%).

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