Red Hook is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,963 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Red Hook is the 601st largest community in New York. Red Hook has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
Also of interest is that Red Hook has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Of important note, Red Hook is also a village of artists. Red Hook has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Red Hook’s character.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.13% 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.
If knowledge is power, Red Hook is a pretty powerful place. 57.99% of the adults in Red Hook have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Red Hook in 2018 was $54,601, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $218,404 for a family of four. However, Red Hook contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Red Hook home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Red Hook residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Red Hook include Irish, German, English, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Red Hook is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.