In addition, Duanesburg is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.
Because of many things, Duanesburg is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Duanesburg really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Duanesburg perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
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!) Duanesburg 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. Duanesburg has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Duanesburg than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Duanesburg may be for you.
One downside of living in Duanesburg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Duanesburg, the average commute to work is 36.34 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Duanesburg is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
If knowledge is power, Duanesburg is a pretty powerful place. 57.19% of the adults in Duanesburg 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 Duanesburg in 2022 was $58,117, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $232,468 for a family of four.
Duanesburg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Duanesburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Duanesburg residents report their race to be White. Duanesburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.02% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Duanesburg include Italian, German, Irish, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Duanesburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
