Yorkville is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,588 people and just one neighborhood, Yorkville is the 510th largest community in New York.
Unlike some villages, Yorkville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Yorkville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Yorkville is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Yorkville who work in management occupations (16.98%), the sciences (11.34%), and office and administrative support (9.86%).
And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Yorkville has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.
Also of interest is that Yorkville 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 Yorkville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.95% 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.
Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.02 minutes getting to work every day.
In terms of college education, Yorkville is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.12% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Yorkville in 2022 was $34,911, 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 $139,644 for a family of four. However, Yorkville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Yorkville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Yorkville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Yorkville include Polish, German, Irish, Italian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Yorkville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
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.
Corner bodegas, stores on the first floor and apartments above, former grand Victorian residences converted into apartments, three-deckers built shoulder-to-shoulder, duplexes. Such building types define the real estate of neighborhoods dominated by small 2, 3, and 4 unit apartment buildings. Many are in older core neighborhoods of Eastern and Midwestern cities, or historic town centers in their hinterlands. If you wax romantic about the look and feel of such neighborhoods, with fresh pizza, falafel and an independent florist at the corner, then you might find the neighborhood worth a close look. This neighborhood is an absolutely outstanding example of the dominance of small 2, 3, and 4 unit apartment buildings compared to neighborhoods across the nation, as they make up a substantial portion of this neighborhood's real estate stock. In fact, no less than 33.6% of the real estate here is made up of such dwellings, which is higher than 95.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Polish and Yugoslav ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 23.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Polish ancestry and 2.0% have Yugoslav ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 19.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Yorkville are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 63.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 11.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 52.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 53.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 17.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.7%), and 12.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.5% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
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 Yorkville, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Polish (23.9%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (19.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (18.7%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (16.5%), along with some English ancestry residents (10.8%), 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 (45.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (81.6%) 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 (6.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.