Skaneateles is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,520 people and three associated neighborhoods, Skaneateles is the 525th largest community in New York. Skaneateles has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Skaneateles is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 98.97% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Skaneateles is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Skaneateles who work in management occupations (24.76%), sales jobs (23.56%), and healthcare (11.61%). Also of interest is that Skaneateles 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 Skaneateles telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 23.39% 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. In addition, Skaneateles is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Skaneateles. 74.56% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Skaneateles in 2022 was $93,549, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $374,196 for a family of four. The people who call Skaneateles home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Skaneateles residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Skaneateles include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Skaneateles is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
