St. Bonaventure is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,963 people and just one neighborhood, St. Bonaventure is the 603rd largest community in New York.
St. Bonaventure is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.79% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, St. Bonaventure is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Bonaventure who work in food service (18.03%), office and administrative support (16.09%), and sales jobs (14.98%).
Of important note, St. Bonaventure is also a town of artists. St. Bonaventure has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape St. Bonaventure’s character.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.76% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of St. Bonaventure spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.97 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small town, St. Bonaventure does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The overall education level of St. Bonaventure citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.99% of adults in St. Bonaventure have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in St. Bonaventure in 2022 was $20,363, which is low income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,452 for a family of four. However, St. Bonaventure contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
St. Bonaventure is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call St. Bonaventure home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Bonaventure residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in St. Bonaventure include Irish, German, Italian, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in St. Bonaventure is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
The neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 95.8% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.
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 7.3% 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 Eastern European and Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Eastern European ancestry and 22.6% 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 St. Bonaventure are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 50.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.4% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 63.4% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 47.8% 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 24.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (16.5%), and 13.4% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.9% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in St. Bonaventure, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (32.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (22.6%), and residents who report Italian roots (14.7%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (12.4%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (8.4%), 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 (46.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (83.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.