East Greenbush is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,266 people and two associated neighborhoods, East Greenbush is the 270th largest community in New York.
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.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.99% 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.
Despite being a small town, East Greenbush has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The education level of East Greenbush ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in East Greenbush, 49.25% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in East Greenbush in 2022 was $63,236, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $252,944 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in East Greenbush include Irish, Italian, German, English, and French.
The most common language spoken in East Greenbush is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.