Marcy is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 7,912 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Marcy is the 260th largest community in New York.

Marcy is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Marcy is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Marcy who work in office and administrative support jobs (21.54%), sales jobs (8.87%), and healthcare (7.49%).

One of the benefits of Marcy is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.49 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Marcy is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Marcy 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. 96.56% 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.

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

Marcy Information and Demographics

The citizens of Marcy have a very low rate of college education: just 8.38% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in Marcy in 2000 was $16,162, which is lower middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,648 for a family of four.

Marcy is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Marcy home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Marcy is White, followed by African-American. Marcy also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.95% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Marcy include Italian, German, Polish, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Marcy is English. Some people also speak Spanish.