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Sherburne, NY

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Overview


Sherburne is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,381 people and just one neighborhood, Sherburne is the 697th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Sherburne 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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Sherburne is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sherburne is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Sherburne who work in sales jobs (16.88%), teaching (12.61%), and office and administrative support (9.40%).

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

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

Setting & Lifestyle

As is often the case in a small village, Sherburne doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Sherburne who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.72% of the adults in Sherburne have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sherburne in 2018 was $30,726, 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 $122,904 for a family of four. However, Sherburne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Lithuanian and Polish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Lithuanian ancestry and 13.9% have Polish ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.4% 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 97.3% 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 Sherburne are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 64.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 2.2% 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 74.3% of America's neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 33.1% 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 31.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.1%), and 11.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.5% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Sherburne, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (19.7%). There are also a number of people of Polish ancestry (13.9%), and residents who report German roots (13.0%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (13.0%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (8.1%), 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 (37.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (74.2%) 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 (8.7%) . 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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