Eden is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,346 people and two associated neighborhoods, Eden is the 436th largest community in New York.Eden is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Eden is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Eden who work in office and administrative support (14.21%), teaching (8.57%), and sales jobs (8.36%). Also of interest is that Eden has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.43% 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. Because of many things, Eden is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Eden 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, Eden has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Eden’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. Eden is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Eden is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.91% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Eden in 2022 was $38,591, 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 $154,364 for a family of four. However, Eden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Eden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eden residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Eden include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Eden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
