Lowville is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,327 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lowville is the 443rd largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Lowville was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
A relatively large number of people in Lowville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.27% 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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Lowville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.37 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be.
In Lowville, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Lowville is a relatively small village. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The overall education level of Lowville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.65% of adults in Lowville have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Lowville in 2022 was $35,598, 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 $142,392 for a family of four. However, Lowville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Lowville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lowville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lowville include Irish, German, English, French Canadian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Lowville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.