In Haverstraw, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.53 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Even though Haverstraw is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The citizens of Haverstraw are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.87% of adults in Haverstraw having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Haverstraw in 2022 was $33,244, 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 $132,976 for a family of four. However, Haverstraw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Haverstraw is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Haverstraw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Haverstraw, accounting for 55.75% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Haverstraw residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Haverstraw include Irish, Italian, Haitian, German, and Nigerian.
Haverstraw also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 33.27%.
The most common language spoken in Haverstraw is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.
