Altamont is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,639 people and four associated neighborhoods, Altamont is the 647th largest community in New York. Altamont has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Altamont is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 88.02% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Altamont is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Altamont who work in management occupations (17.18%), teaching (13.11%), and business and financial occupations (11.98%). Also of interest is that Altamont has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.49% 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. Because of many things, Altamont is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Altamont really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Altamont perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Altamont is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Altamont, the average commute to work is 30.90 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. If knowledge is power, Altamont is a pretty powerful place. 55.15% of the adults in Altamont have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Altamont in 2022 was $51,094, 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 $204,376 for a family of four. However, Altamont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Altamont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Altamont residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Altamont include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Altamont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Urdu.
