Latham is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 13,680 people and five associated neighborhoods, Latham is the 140th largest community in New York.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Latham is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Latham is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Latham who work in management occupations (12.14%), office and administrative support (11.14%), and sales jobs (9.56%). Also of interest is that Latham 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 Latham telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.93% 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. The citizens of Latham are among the most well-educated in the nation: 44.69% of adults in Latham have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Latham in 2022 was $48,605, 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 $194,420 for a family of four. However, Latham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Latham is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Latham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Latham residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Latham include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Latham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Urdu.
