Duanesburg is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 379 people and two associated neighborhoods, Duanesburg is the 923rd largest community in New York.Duanesburg is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Duanesburg is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Duanesburg who work in healthcare (19.30%), law enforcement and fire fighting (17.11%), and business and financial occupations (16.67%). Also of interest is that Duanesburg 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 Duanesburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.91% 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. In addition, Duanesburg is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel. Because of many things, Duanesburg 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, Duanesburg really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Duanesburg 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. 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, Duanesburg has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Duanesburg a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Duanesburg, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.34 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Duanesburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Duanesburg. 57.19% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Duanesburg in 2022 was $58,117, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $232,468 for a family of four. Duanesburg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Duanesburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Duanesburg residents report their race to be White. Duanesburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.02% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Duanesburg include Italian, German, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Duanesburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
