New Hartford is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,886 people and four constituent neighborhoods, New Hartford is the 651st largest community in New York. New Hartford has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

New Hartford is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 88.83% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, New Hartford is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Hartford who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.91%), teaching (12.86%), and sales jobs (9.27%).

In addition, New Hartford is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, New Hartford is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making New Hartford 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 village's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, New Hartford has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, New Hartford's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One of the benefits of New Hartford is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.14 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.

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

New Hartford Information and Demographics

The education level of New Hartford citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 41.65% of adults in New Hartford have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in New Hartford in 2000 was $23,177, which is upper middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,708 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in New Hartford is English.