About South New Berlin

South New Berlin is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,719 people and just one neighborhood, South New Berlin is the 680th largest community in New York. South New Berlin has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, South New Berlin is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.7% of the South New Berlin workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, South New Berlin is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in South New Berlin who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.30%), management occupations (6.94%), and teaching (5.85%).

In South New Berlin, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.01 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

South New Berlin is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of South New Berlin isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 96.6% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

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

South New Berlin Information and Demographics

The education level of South New Berlin citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 16.64% of adults in South New Berlin have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in South New Berlin in 2000 was $17,751, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $71,004 for a family of four.

The people who call South New Berlin home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in South New Berlin is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in South New Berlin include English, Irish, German, Italian, French, Dutch, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in South New Berlin is English.