Gansevoort is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 14,415 people and four associated neighborhoods, Gansevoort is the 134th largest community in New York.Gansevoort is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Gansevoort is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gansevoort who work in office and administrative support (11.86%), management occupations (11.07%), and sales jobs (10.92%). Also of interest is that Gansevoort 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 Gansevoort telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.76% 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, Gansevoort doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.Gansevoort is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.68% of adults in Gansevoort have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Gansevoort in 2022 was $48,052, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $192,208 for a family of four. However, Gansevoort contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Gansevoort home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gansevoort residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Gansevoort include Irish, German, English, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Gansevoort is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
