Philmont is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,483 people and just one neighborhood, Philmont is the 693rd largest community in New York. Philmont has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.
Philmont is a blue-collar town, with 43.76% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Philmont is a village of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Philmont who work in office and administrative support (7.75%), maintenance occupations (7.60%), and art, media, and design (7.60%).
Of important note, Philmont is also a village of artists. Philmont has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Philmont’s character.
As is often the case in a small village, Philmont doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Philmont is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.32% of adults in Philmont have a college degree.
The per capita income in Philmont in 2022 was $28,904, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,616 for a family of four. However, Philmont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Philmont is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Philmont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Philmont residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Philmont include English, Irish, German, Dutch, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Philmont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French Creole.
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 Philmont, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
The neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 95.3% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.
There is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (0.7%) living in the neighborhood.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch and French Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 8.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 6.4% have French Canadian ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Philmont are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 58.3% of the neighborhoods in America. With 17.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 65.2% of U.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, 41.3% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 22.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.1%), and 14.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.9% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Philmont, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (20.1%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (16.7%), and residents who report German roots (16.7%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (8.7%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (8.1%), among others.
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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (78.2%) 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 (10.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.