Queensbury is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 29,364 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Queensbury is the 51st largest community in New York.Queensbury is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Queensbury is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Queensbury who work in office and administrative support (11.29%), sales jobs (10.56%), and healthcare (9.24%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.96% 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 citizens of Queensbury are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.29% of adults in Queensbury have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Queensbury in 2022 was $50,220, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $200,880 for a family of four. However, Queensbury contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Queensbury home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Queensbury residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Queensbury include Irish, English, German, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Queensbury is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
