About Sands Point

Sands Point is a very small coastal village (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,761 people and just one neighborhood, Sands Point is the 525th largest community in New York.

Sands Point is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 97.32% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Sands Point is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sands Point who work in sales jobs (18.51%), management occupations (17.09%), and healthcare (12.56%).

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

A relatively large number of people in Sands Point telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.74% 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.

In addition, Sands Point is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Sands Point 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 village'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, Sands Point's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One of the nice things about Sands Point is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the village are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Sands Point, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 39.68 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small village, Sands Point does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Sands Point Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Sands Point is a pretty powerful place. 71.92% of the adults in Sands Point have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Sands Point in 2000 was $95,647, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $382,588 for a family of four. However, Sands Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Sands Point home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Sands Point is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sands Point include Italian, Russian, German, Irish, Eastern European, Polish, Greek, English, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Sands Point's cultural character, accounting for 16.48% of the village's population.

The languages spoken by people in Sands Point are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Sands Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, French, and Chinese.