Staatsburg is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 703 people and two associated neighborhoods, Staatsburg is the 820th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Staatsburg was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Staatsburg is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.45% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Staatsburg is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Staatsburg who work in teaching (13.62%), business and financial occupations (13.15%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (11.27%). Of important note, Staatsburg is also a town of artists. Staatsburg has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Staatsburg’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.40% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. In addition, Staatsburg is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Staatsburg’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. In Staatsburg, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.73 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Despite being a small town, Staatsburg has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.If knowledge is power, Staatsburg is a pretty powerful place. 55.84% of the adults in Staatsburg have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Staatsburg in 2022 was $54,548, 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 $218,192 for a family of four. Staatsburg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Staatsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Staatsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Staatsburg include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Staatsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
