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Derby, NY
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Derby profile


Living in Derby



Derby is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 7,278 people and two associated neighborhoods, Derby is the 236th largest community in New York.

Also of interest is that Derby has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

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, Derby has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Derby a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Derby is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Derby, the average commute to work is 31.00 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The education level of Derby citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.93% of adults in Derby have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Derby in 2022 was $37,359, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,436 for a family of four. However, Derby contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Derby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Derby residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Derby include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Derby is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.


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