Altamont is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,737 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Altamont is the 674th largest community in New York. Altamont has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Altamont is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 85.61% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Altamont is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Altamont who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.81%), management occupations (10.14%), and teaching (9.32%).

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

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

Because of many things, Altamont is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Altamont really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Altamont perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

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

Altamont Information and Demographics

The education level of Altamont citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 40.12% of adults in Altamont have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Altamont in 2000 was $23,232, which is upper middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,928 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Altamont is English.