Olcott is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,072 people and just one neighborhood, Olcott is the 745th largest community in New York.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Olcott is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Olcott is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Olcott who work in healthcare (21.68%), office and administrative support (13.46%), and food service (7.87%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.31% 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.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Olcott has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Olcott a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Olcott is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Olcott, the average commute to work is 38.15 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Olcott doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Olcott citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.01% of adults 25 and older in Olcott have a college degree.
The per capita income in Olcott in 2022 was $37,525, 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 $150,100 for a family of four. However, Olcott contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Olcott home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Olcott residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Olcott include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Olcott is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Olcott, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
Significantly, 6.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Olcott are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 45.4% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.6% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 76.8% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 33.0% 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 29.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.8%), and 17.1% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Olcott, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (27.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (18.1%), and residents who report English roots (15.5%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (7.3%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (7.1%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (28.0% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (80.1%) 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 (8.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.