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Duanesburg, NY
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Duanesburg is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 379 people and two associated neighborhoods, Duanesburg is the 923rd largest community in New York.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.91% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Duanesburg 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, Duanesburg is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Duanesburg 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, Duanesburg has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Duanesburg’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Duanesburg has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Duanesburg has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Duanesburg than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Duanesburg may be for you.

One downside of living in Duanesburg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Duanesburg, the average commute to work is 36.34 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

If knowledge is power, Duanesburg is a pretty powerful place. 57.19% of the adults in Duanesburg have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Duanesburg in 2018 was $58,117, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $232,468 for a family of four.

Duanesburg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Duanesburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Duanesburg residents report their race to be White. Duanesburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.02% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Duanesburg include Italian, German, Irish, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Duanesburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.


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