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Wolcott, NY
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Living in Wolcott



Wolcott is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,588 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wolcott is the 668th largest community in New York. Wolcott has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Wolcott has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Wolcott a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small village, Wolcott does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Wolcott rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.36% of adults 25 and older in Wolcott have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Wolcott in 2018 was $29,392, which is lower middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,568 for a family of four. However, Wolcott contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wolcott is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Wolcott home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wolcott residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wolcott include Irish, English, German, Dutch, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Wolcott is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.


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