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Sylvan Beach, NY

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Overview


Sylvan Beach is a tiny village located in the state of New York. With a population of 881 people and just one neighborhood, Sylvan Beach is the 786th largest community in New York.

Occupations and Workforce

Sylvan Beach is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 90.39% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Sylvan Beach is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sylvan Beach who work in sales jobs (13.79%), healthcare (12.07%), and management occupations (10.84%).

Also of interest is that Sylvan Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

Another notable thing is that Sylvan Beach is a major vacation destination. Much of the village’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Sylvan Beach’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

One downside of living in Sylvan Beach, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.62 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small village, Sylvan Beach doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The education level of Sylvan Beach citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.51% of adults in Sylvan Beach have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Sylvan Beach in 2022 was $42,496, 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 $169,984 for a family of four. However, Sylvan Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Sylvan Beach, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.

Real Estate

One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Ukrainian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Ukrainian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 13.3% 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 98.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

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 Sylvan Beach are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 61.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 100.0% of America'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, 34.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 29.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (24.1%), and 12.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.6% of households. Some people also speak Italian (13.3%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Sylvan Beach, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (19.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (15.1%), and residents who report Irish roots (12.3%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (11.9%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (6.5%), 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 (37.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (86.2%) 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 (5.1%) . 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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