Wolcott is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,588 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wolcott is the 668th largest community in New York. Wolcott has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.When you are in Wolcott, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.43% of Wolcott’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Wolcott is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Wolcott who work in office and administrative support (10.79%), management occupations (7.41%), and sales jobs (7.09%). The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Wolcott has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Wolcott a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Wolcott is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, the citizens of Wolcott rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.36% of adults 25 and older in Wolcott have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Wolcott in 2022 was $29,392, which is lower middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,568 for a family of four. However, Wolcott contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wolcott is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Wolcott home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wolcott residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wolcott include Irish, English, German, Dutch, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Wolcott is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
