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New City, NY
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New City profile


Living in New City



New City is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 34,135 people and seven associated neighborhoods, New City is the 34th largest community in New York.

New City home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but New City real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that New City 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 New City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.77% 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.

Because of many things, New City is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making New City a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, New City has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, New City’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In New City, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.63 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in New City use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of New City‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

If knowledge is power, New City is a pretty powerful place. 58.98% of the adults in New City 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 New City in 2022 was $62,159, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $248,636 for a family of four.

New City is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call New City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. New City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.45% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in New City include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Russian.

New City also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.47%.

The most common language spoken in New City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.