Fort Ann is a tiny village located in the state of New York. With a population of 473 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fort Ann is the 899th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Fort Ann was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Fort Ann is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Fort Ann is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Fort Ann who work in office and administrative support (13.25%), law enforcement and fire fighting (11.26%), and healthcare suport services (10.26%). Also of interest is that Fort Ann has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. In addition, Fort Ann is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Fort Ann is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Fort Ann’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family. Being a small village, Fort Ann does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Fort Ann who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.63% of adults in Fort Ann have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Fort Ann in 2022 was $33,360, 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 $133,440 for a family of four. However, Fort Ann contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Fort Ann home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Ann residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Fort Ann include Irish, Italian, English, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in Fort Ann is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
