Greenport is a very small coastal village (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,561 people and two associated neighborhoods, Greenport is the 520th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Greenport was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
Greenport home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Greenport real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Of important note, Greenport is also a village of artists. Greenport has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Greenport’s character.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.15% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Greenport is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
In Greenport, a lot of people use taxis to get to work every day though Greenport is a relatively small village. Those that ride taxis are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The citizens of Greenport are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.81% of adults in Greenport have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Greenport in 2022 was $53,659, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $214,636 for a family of four. However, Greenport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Greenport is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Greenport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greenport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Greenport also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 38.54% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Greenport include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish.
Greenport also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.47%.
The most common language spoken in Greenport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.