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Queensbury, NY
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Queensbury profile


Living in Queensbury



Queensbury is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 29,364 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Queensbury is the 51st largest community in New York.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.96% 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.

The population of Queensbury is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.29% of adults in Queensbury have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Queensbury in 2018 was $50,220, 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 $200,880 for a family of four. However, Queensbury contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Queensbury home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Queensbury residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Queensbury include Irish, English, German, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Queensbury is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.