Newcomb - North Hudson is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,428 people and just one neighborhood, Newcomb - North Hudson is the 686th largest community in New York.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Newcomb - North Hudson is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Newcomb - North Hudson is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Newcomb - North Hudson who work in sales jobs (10.81%), teaching (10.66%), and food service (8.26%).
Of important note, Newcomb - North Hudson is also a town of artists. Newcomb - North Hudson has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Newcomb - North Hudson’s character.
Another notable thing is that Newcomb - North Hudson is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.
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, Newcomb - North Hudson has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Newcomb - North Hudson a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small town, Newcomb - North Hudson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The overall education level of Newcomb - North Hudson is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.04% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Newcomb - North Hudson in 2022 was $38,954, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,816 for a family of four. However, Newcomb - North Hudson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Newcomb - North Hudson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newcomb - North Hudson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Newcomb - North Hudson include Irish, English, French, German, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Newcomb - North Hudson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Newcomb - North Hudson, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 58.6%, which is higher than 99.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
In addition, this neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 3 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 98.9% of America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 9.2% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in New York, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in New York.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French and Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 15.6% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry and 26.7% have Irish ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Newcomb - North Hudson are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 41.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 13.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 57.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 32.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 28.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (23.1%), and 14.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.1% of households. Some people also speak Polish (4.7%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Newcomb - North Hudson, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (26.7%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (18.4%), and residents who report French roots (15.6%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (12.2%), along with some French Canadian ancestry residents (4.1%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (76.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (16.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.