Big Flats is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,555 people and two associated neighborhoods, Big Flats is the 295th largest community in New York.Big Flats is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.82% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Big Flats is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Big Flats who work in sales jobs (13.54%), office and administrative support (12.77%), and management occupations (11.23%). Also of interest is that Big Flats 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: 12.54% 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. Big Flats is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Big Flats’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Big Flats spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.14 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be. Being a small town, Big Flats does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Big Flats, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Big Flats is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 52.34% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Big Flats in 2022 was $57,138, 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 $228,552 for a family of four. The people who call Big Flats home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Big Flats residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Big Flats include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Big Flats is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.
