Hartwick is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 547 people and just one neighborhood, Hartwick is the 866th largest community in New York. Hartwick has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.
Unlike some towns, Hartwick isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hartwick are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hartwick is a town of professionals, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Hartwick who work in healthcare (18.38%), maintenance occupations (12.97%), and office and administrative support (7.57%).
Of important note, Hartwick is also a town of artists. Hartwick has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hartwick’s character.
Also of interest is that Hartwick has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Hartwick telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.33% 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.
As is often the case in a small town, Hartwick doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Hartwick ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Hartwick, 45.82% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Hartwick in 2022 was $40,312, 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 $161,248 for a family of four. However, Hartwick contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Hartwick home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hartwick residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hartwick include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Hartwick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
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If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 8.3% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in New York, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in New York.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch and Ukrainian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 7.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 2.5% have Ukrainian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 13.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Hartwick are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 54.4% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 4.4% 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 66.2% 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, 41.6% 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 26.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.0%), and 9.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.8% of households. Some people also speak Italian (13.2%).
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 Hartwick, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (18.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (16.8%), and residents who report German roots (16.3%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (10.3%), along with some French ancestry residents (7.9%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (53.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (77.5%) 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 (7.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.