Falconer is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,262 people and just one neighborhood, Falconer is the 549th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Falconer was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
Unlike some villages, Falconer isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Falconer are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Falconer is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Falconer who work in office and administrative support (16.15%), sales jobs (10.11%), and management occupations (7.63%).
Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.11 minutes getting to work every day.
The citizens of Falconer are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.46% of adults in Falconer have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Falconer in 2022 was $27,367, 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 $109,468 for a family of four. However, Falconer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Falconer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Falconer residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Falconer include Swedish, Italian, German, Irish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Falconer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
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Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swedish and Italian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 19.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Swedish ancestry and 19.3% have Italian ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Falconer are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 69.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 5.6% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 62.8% of America's neighborhoods.
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In the neighborhood, 32.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 31.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (23.1%), and 12.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.7% of households. Some people also speak Polish (5.6%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Falconer, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (20.4%). There are also a number of people of Swedish ancestry (19.8%), and residents who report Italian roots (19.3%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (15.8%), along with some English ancestry residents (10.5%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (56.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (82.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (11.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.