Hastings-on-Hudson is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 8,307 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hastings-on-Hudson is the 206th largest community in New York. Hastings-on-Hudson has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages. Hastings-on-Hudson home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Hastings-on-Hudson real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Hastings-on-Hudson is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 97.16% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hastings-on-Hudson is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hastings-on-Hudson who work in management occupations (18.70%), healthcare (13.67%), and teaching (11.19%). Of important note, Hastings-on-Hudson is also a village of artists. Hastings-on-Hudson has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hastings-on-Hudson’s character. Also of interest is that Hastings-on-Hudson 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 Hastings-on-Hudson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 25.81% 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, Hastings-on-Hudson is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Because of many things, Hastings-on-Hudson 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, Hastings-on-Hudson really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Hastings-on-Hudson 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 Hastings-on-Hudson, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.63 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Despite being a small village, Hastings-on-Hudson has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.If knowledge is power, Hastings-on-Hudson is a pretty powerful place. 72.46% of the adults in Hastings-on-Hudson 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 Hastings-on-Hudson in 2022 was $99,640, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $398,560 for a family of four. Hastings-on-Hudson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Hastings-on-Hudson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hastings-on-Hudson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hastings-on-Hudson include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Russian. The most common language spoken in Hastings-on-Hudson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
