Tuckahoe is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,900 people and two associated neighborhoods, Tuckahoe is the 249th largest community in New York.
Housing costs in Tuckahoe are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 25.58% 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.
The overall crime rate in Tuckahoe is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
One downside of living in Tuckahoe, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.17 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Despite being a small village, Tuckahoe has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Tuckahoe, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Tuckahoe is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 57.23% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Tuckahoe in 2022 was $68,198, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $272,792 for a family of four.
Tuckahoe is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Tuckahoe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tuckahoe residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Tuckahoe also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.04% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tuckahoe include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Russian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Tuckahoe's cultural character, accounting for 24.74% of the village’s population.
The most common language spoken in Tuckahoe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.