Lowville is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,327 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lowville is the 443rd largest community in New York. Lowville has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Unlike some villages, Lowville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lowville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lowville is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lowville who work in teaching (13.49%), healthcare (12.03%), and sales jobs (8.66%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.27% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Lowville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.37 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be. In Lowville, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Lowville is a relatively small village. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.In terms of college education, Lowville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.65% of adults in Lowville have a college degree. The per capita income in Lowville in 2022 was $35,598, 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 $142,392 for a family of four. However, Lowville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Lowville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lowville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lowville include Irish, German, English, French Canadian, and French. The most common language spoken in Lowville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
