Saugerties is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,869 people and three associated neighborhoods, Saugerties is the 394th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Saugerties was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Saugerties is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 90.35% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Saugerties is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Saugerties who work in office and administrative support (19.85%), sales jobs (12.58%), and food service (9.16%). Of important note, Saugerties is also a village of artists. Saugerties has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Saugerties’s character. Also of interest is that Saugerties has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The percentage of people in Saugerties who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.70% of adults in Saugerties have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Saugerties in 2022 was $34,153, 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 $136,612 for a family of four. However, Saugerties contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Saugerties is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Saugerties home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Saugerties residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Saugerties include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Saugerties is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
