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Red Hook, NY
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Living in Red Hook



Red Hook is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,963 people and five associated neighborhoods, Red Hook is the 601st largest community in New York.

Also of interest is that Red Hook has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Red Hook is also a village of artists. Red Hook has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Red Hook’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Red Hook telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.13% 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.

One of the benefits of Red Hook is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.93 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

If knowledge is power, Red Hook is a pretty powerful place. 59.71% of the adults in Red Hook have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Red Hook in 2018 was $54,154, 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 $216,616 for a family of four. However, Red Hook contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Red Hook is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and African languages.