One downside of living in Haverstraw is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Haverstraw, the average commute to work is 30.53 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Despite being a small village, Haverstraw 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 citizens of Haverstraw are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.87% of adults in Haverstraw having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Haverstraw in 2018 was $33,244, 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 $132,976 for a family of four. However, Haverstraw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Haverstraw is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Haverstraw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Haverstraw, accounting for 55.75% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Haverstraw residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Haverstraw include Irish, Italian, Haitian, German, and Nigerian.
In addition, Haverstraw has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (33.27%).
The most common language spoken in Haverstraw is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.
