One downside of living in New Windsor is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In New Windsor, the average commute to work is 31.92 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Even though New Windsor is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The overall education level of New Windsor citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.01% of adults in New Windsor have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in New Windsor in 2018 was $41,043, 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 $164,172 for a family of four. However, New Windsor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
New Windsor is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call New Windsor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Windsor residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. New Windsor also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.47% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in New Windsor include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in New Windsor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
