About Averill Park

Averill Park is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 7,896 people and just one neighborhood, Averill Park is the 261st largest community in New York.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Averill Park is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Averill Park is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Averill Park who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.15%), management occupations (8.47%), and sales jobs (8.43%).

Also of interest is that Averill Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Averill Park is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Averill Park is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Averill Park's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Averill Park is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Averill Park, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.1% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

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

Averill Park Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Averill Park citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 26.39% of adults in Averill Park have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Averill Park in 2000 was $24,495, which is upper middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,980 for a family of four.

The people who call Averill Park home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Averill Park is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Averill Park include Irish, German, Italian, English, French, Polish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Averill Park is English.