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New City, NY
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New City profile


Living in New City



New City is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 34,135 people and seven associated neighborhoods, New City is the 34th largest community in New York.

New City home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but New City real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that New City 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 New City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.21% 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.

Because of many things, New City is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, New City really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is New City perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

In New City, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.46 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.

For the size of the town, public transportation in New City is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For New City, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in New City. 59.29% 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 New City in 2022 was $61,573, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $246,292 for a family of four.

New City is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call New City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. New City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.95% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in New City include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Russian.

In addition, New City has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (22.92%).

The most common language spoken in New City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.