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Wurtsboro, NY
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Wurtsboro profile


Living in Wurtsboro



Wurtsboro is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,083 people and three associated neighborhoods, Wurtsboro is the 734th largest community in New York.

Also of interest is that Wurtsboro has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.75% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Wurtsboro is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The population of Wurtsboro is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.56% of adults in Wurtsboro have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Wurtsboro in 2022 was $44,047, which is upper middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $176,188 for a family of four. However, Wurtsboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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