East Greenbush is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,266 people and two constituent neighborhoods, East Greenbush is the 270th largest community in New York.
East Greenbush is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.84% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, East Greenbush is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Greenbush who work in management occupations (16.49%), sales jobs (11.12%), and office and administrative support (10.88%).
Also of interest is that East Greenbush has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in East Greenbush telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.22% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in East Greenbush. 55.30% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.
The per capita income in East Greenbush in 2018 was $51,539, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $206,156 for a family of four.
East Greenbush is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call East Greenbush home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Greenbush residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in East Greenbush include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in East Greenbush is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.