Plattsburgh is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 19,867 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Plattsburgh is the 90th largest community in New York.Unlike some cities, Plattsburgh isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Plattsburgh are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Plattsburgh is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Plattsburgh who work in teaching (10.40%), food service (10.26%), and sales jobs (9.96%).Plattsburgh is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Plattsburgh enrolled in college, Plattsburgh has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. One of the benefits of Plattsburgh is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.54 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The education level of Plattsburgh citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.80% of adults in Plattsburgh have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Plattsburgh in 2022 was $31,862, 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 $127,448 for a family of four. However, Plattsburgh contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Plattsburgh is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Plattsburgh home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Plattsburgh residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Plattsburgh include Irish, French, Italian, English, and German. The most common language spoken in Plattsburgh is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
