Dunkirk is a somewhat small city located in the state of New York. With a population of 12,563 people and five associated neighborhoods, Dunkirk is the 153rd largest community in New York. Dunkirk has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Dunkirk is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dunkirk is a city of service providers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dunkirk who work in office and administrative support (8.03%), healthcare (7.51%), and teaching (7.04%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Dunkirk spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.01 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Dunkirk is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Dunkirk with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.88% of adults in Dunkirk have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Dunkirk in 2022 was $27,775, 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 $111,100 for a family of four. However, Dunkirk contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dunkirk is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dunkirk home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dunkirk residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Dunkirk also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.59% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dunkirk include Polish, German, Irish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Dunkirk is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
