Van Etten - Erin is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,192 people and just one neighborhood, Van Etten - Erin is the 438th largest community in New York.
Unlike some towns, Van Etten - Erin isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Van Etten - Erin are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Van Etten - Erin is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Van Etten - Erin who work in office and administrative support (12.47%), management occupations (10.05%), and sales jobs (7.31%).
Also of interest is that Van Etten - Erin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Van Etten - Erin telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.09% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
Van Etten - Erin’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
In Van Etten - Erin, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.48 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The education level of Van Etten - Erin citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.70% of adults 25 and older in Van Etten - Erin have a college degree.
The per capita income in Van Etten - Erin in 2022 was $31,661, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,644 for a family of four. However, Van Etten - Erin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Van Etten - Erin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Van Etten - Erin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Van Etten - Erin include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Finnish.
The most common language spoken in Van Etten - Erin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 39 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 91.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Finnish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Finnish 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 Van Etten - Erin are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 63.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 10.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 51.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 34.2% 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 sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.7%), and 15.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.6% 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 Van Etten - Erin, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (17.8%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (16.7%), and residents who report English roots (15.1%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (7.3%), along with some Finnish ancestry residents (3.3%), 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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (77.8%) 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 (12.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.