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Fultonville, NY

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Overview


Fultonville is a tiny village located in the state of New York. With a population of 759 people and just one neighborhood, Fultonville is the 810th largest community in New York. Fultonville has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some villages, Fultonville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Fultonville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fultonville is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fultonville who work in healthcare suport services (14.52%), office and administrative support (13.87%), and management occupations (12.58%).

A relatively large number of people in Fultonville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.94% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

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

Demographics

In terms of college education, Fultonville is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.96% of adults 25 and older in Fultonville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fultonville in 2018 was $34,240, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,960 for a family of four. However, Fultonville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Fultonville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fultonville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Fultonville include German, Italian, English, Irish, and Polish.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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People

There is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (2.1%) living in the neighborhood.

In addition, the neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 8.6% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of New York. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch and Ukrainian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 2.2% have Ukrainian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 8.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.5% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Fultonville are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 46.2% of the neighborhoods in America. With 23.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 73.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 33.3% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 27.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.7%), and 18.7% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 87.0% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (8.8%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Fultonville, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (17.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (13.2%), and residents who report Italian roots (10.0%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (8.4%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (6.5%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (34.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (86.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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