Horseheads is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,394 people and three associated neighborhoods, Horseheads is the 266th largest community in New York.Unlike some villages, Horseheads isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Horseheads are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Horseheads is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Horseheads who work in office and administrative support (12.65%), healthcare (12.12%), and sales jobs (10.06%). Also of interest is that Horseheads has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One of the benefits of Horseheads is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.86 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.In terms of college education, Horseheads is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.74% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Horseheads in 2022 was $33,128, 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 $132,512 for a family of four. However, Horseheads contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Horseheads is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Horseheads home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Horseheads residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Horseheads include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Horseheads is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
