It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Derby has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Derby has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Derby than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Derby may be for you.
In Derby, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.00 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The citizens of Derby are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.93% of adults in Derby having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Derby in 2022 was $37,359, 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 $149,436 for a family of four. However, Derby contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Derby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Derby residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Derby include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Derby is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
