Chadwicks is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,291 people and just one neighborhood, Chadwicks is the 707th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Chadwicks was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Chadwicks is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.94% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Chadwicks is a town of service providers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Chadwicks who work in management occupations (25.81%), food service (18.43%), and maintenance occupations (9.68%).
A relatively large number of people in Chadwicks telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.29% 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 Chadwicks is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.59 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.
Being a small town, Chadwicks does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Chadwicks overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Chadwicks, 23.04% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Chadwicks in 2022 was $38,780, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,120 for a family of four. However, Chadwicks contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Chadwicks home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chadwicks residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Chadwicks include Italian, Polish, Irish, German, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Chadwicks is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Russian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Of note is NeighborhoodScout's research finding that the neighborhood has some of the lowest rates of children living in poverty of any neighborhood in the United States. In a nation where approximately 1 in 4 children are living in poverty, the community truly stands out from the rest in this regard.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Ukrainian and Italian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 7.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Ukrainian ancestry and 30.9% have Italian ancestry.
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 Chadwicks are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 82.4% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% 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 100.0% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 60.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 21.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (9.8%), and 8.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 89.7% of households. Some people also speak Chinese (2.5%).
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 Chadwicks, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Italian (30.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (17.5%), and residents who report German roots (16.9%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (9.6%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (7.7%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (47.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (83.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.