In addition, Hemlock 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.
Hemlock’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hemlock has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hemlock a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Hemlock, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.17 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Hemlock doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Hemlock citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.39% of adults in Hemlock have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Hemlock in 2022 was $33,686, 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 $134,744 for a family of four.
The people who call Hemlock home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hemlock residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Hemlock include English, German, Italian, Irish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Hemlock is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
