Poland - Cold Brook is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,665 people and just one neighborhood, Poland - Cold Brook is the 644th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Poland - Cold Brook was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Unlike some towns, Poland - Cold Brook isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Poland - Cold Brook are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Poland - Cold Brook is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Poland - Cold Brook who work in management occupations (13.88%), office and administrative support (11.04%), and sales jobs (8.52%).
Because of many things, Poland - Cold Brook is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Poland - Cold Brook 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, Poland - Cold Brook has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Poland - Cold Brook’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
In Poland - Cold Brook, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.49 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. However, the town is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.
As is often the case in a small town, Poland - Cold Brook doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Poland - Cold Brook is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.08% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Poland - Cold Brook in 2022 was $41,354, 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 $165,416 for a family of four. However, Poland - Cold Brook contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Poland - Cold Brook home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Poland - Cold Brook residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Poland - Cold Brook include Irish, German, Italian, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Poland - Cold Brook is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 88.9% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.0% of all American neighborhoods.
If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 10.4% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of New York. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Ukrainian and Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Ukrainian ancestry and 2.9% have Welsh ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Poland - Cold Brook are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 71.0% of the neighborhoods in America. With 13.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 57.4% 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, 40.0% 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 27.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (15.5%), and 15.0% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.1% of households.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Poland - Cold Brook, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (23.5%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (18.1%), and residents who report Italian roots (12.2%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (10.3%), along with some English ancestry residents (6.5%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (44.6% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (88.9%) 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 (6.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.