Apalachin is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,632 people and two associated neighborhoods, Apalachin is the 512th largest community in New York.Apalachin is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.14% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Apalachin is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Apalachin who work in management occupations (18.43%), office and administrative support (14.39%), and teaching (9.76%). Also of interest is that Apalachin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.03% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Because of many things, Apalachin is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Apalachin a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Apalachin has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Apalachin’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.95 minutes getting to work every day. As is often the case in a small town, Apalachin doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Apalachin is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.08% of adults in Apalachin have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Apalachin in 2022 was $46,685, 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 $186,740 for a family of four. However, Apalachin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Apalachin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Apalachin residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Apalachin include Irish, English, Italian, German, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Apalachin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Indo-European.
