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Munnsville, NY

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Overview


Munnsville is a tiny village located in the state of New York. With a population of 448 people and just one neighborhood, Munnsville is the 903rd largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Munnsville was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some villages, Munnsville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Munnsville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Munnsville is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Munnsville who work in teaching (16.90%), healthcare suport services (13.24%), and sales jobs (10.96%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Munnsville is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The education level of Munnsville citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.18% of adults in Munnsville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Munnsville in 2018 was $31,600, 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 $126,400 for a family of four. However, Munnsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Diversity

Significantly, 4.5% 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 98.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

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The neighbors in the neighborhood in Munnsville are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 49.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 7.3% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 57.9% of America's neighborhoods.

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In the neighborhood, 36.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 29.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.5%), and 15.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.7% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (4.5%).

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 Munnsville, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (21.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (18.8%), and residents who report Irish roots (16.0%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (6.0%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (4.0%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (43.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (79.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (11.7%) . 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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