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Putnam Station, NY

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Overview


Putnam Station is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,088 people and just one neighborhood, Putnam Station is the 738th largest community in New York.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Putnam Station is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.76% of the Putnam Station workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Putnam Station is a town of construction workers and builders, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Putnam Station who work in office and administrative support (11.99%), management occupations (9.64%), and teaching (6.64%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Another notable thing is that Putnam Station is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

Overall, Putnam Station’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Putnam Station has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Putnam Station has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Putnam Station than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Putnam Station may be for you.

Demographics

The population of Putnam Station overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Putnam Station, 24.58% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Putnam Station in 2018 was $39,683, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,732 for a family of four. However, Putnam Station contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Putnam Station home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Putnam Station residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Putnam Station include Irish, German, French, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Putnam Station is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

Real Estate

Despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 61.5%, which is higher than 99.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

In addition, this neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 13 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 96.4% of America.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Putnam Station is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in NY, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 89.0% of the neighborhoods in New York. If you are considering retiring to New York, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 10.3% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Putnam Station are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 57.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 17.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 63.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 41.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (15.6%), and 14.3% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

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 99.0% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Putnam Station, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (17.4%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (13.4%), and residents who report French roots (10.3%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (10.2%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (8.1%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (81.7%) 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 (10.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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