About Slingerlands

Slingerlands is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 7,827 people and just one neighborhood, Slingerlands is the 263rd largest community in New York.

Slingerlands is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.05% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Slingerlands is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Slingerlands who work in management occupations (16.23%), office and administrative support jobs (12.85%), and healthcare (10.99%).

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

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Slingerlands. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Slingerlands.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Slingerlands is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Slingerlands 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, Slingerlands's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Slingerlands 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 Slingerlands, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.75% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Being a small town, Slingerlands does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Slingerlands Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Slingerlands, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Slingerlands is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 58.66% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Slingerlands in 2000 was $36,728, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $146,912 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Slingerlands is English.