Clarence Center is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,638 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Clarence Center is the 697th largest community in New York.

Clarence Center is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.81% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Clarence Center is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clarence Center who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.10%), sales jobs (13.84%), and teaching (9.27%).

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

In addition, Clarence Center is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." 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.

Because of many things, Clarence Center is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Clarence Center a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Clarence Center has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Clarence Center's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

As is often the case in a small town, Clarence Center doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Clarence Center Information and Demographics

The population of Clarence Center is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 41.20% of adults in Clarence Center have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Clarence Center in 2000 was $25,363, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,452 for a family of four. However, Clarence Center contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Clarence Center is English. Some people also speak Italian.