Swan Lake is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 372 people and just one neighborhood, Swan Lake is the 926th largest community in New York.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Swan Lake is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Swan Lake is a town of service providers, managers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Swan Lake who work in management occupations (22.68%), computer science and math (12.37%), and personal care services (10.31%).
Also of interest is that Swan Lake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Another notable thing is that Swan Lake is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Swan Lake’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
Swan Lake’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
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, Swan Lake has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Swan Lake a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Swan Lake is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Swan Lake, the average commute to work is 41.11 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Swan Lake is a very car-oriented town. 100.00% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Swan Lake is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Swan Lake has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
As is often the case in a small town, Swan Lake doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Swan Lake ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.91% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Swan Lake in 2022 was $29,141, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,564 for a family of four. However, Swan Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Swan Lake is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Swan Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Swan Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Swan Lake include Jamaican, Italian, Irish, Polish, and Austrian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Swan Lake's cultural character, accounting for 15.26% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Swan Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 51.2% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 98.8% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
The government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 13.6% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 96.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 89.6% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.9% of all American neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swiss and Austrian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss ancestry and 1.1% have Austrian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 3.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Greek at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.8% 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 Swan Lake are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 61.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 6.5% 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 59.9% 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, 45.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 29.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.1%), and 13.6% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
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 85.5% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Greek, Italian and Spanish.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Swan Lake, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (20.5%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (13.1%), and residents who report English roots (9.7%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (7.2%), along with some Swiss ancestry residents (4.9%), among others. In addition, 12.2% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (89.6%) 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 (6.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.