Gasport is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,296 people and two associated neighborhoods, Gasport is the 706th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Gasport was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Gasport is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Gasport’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
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, Gasport has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Gasport a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Gasport is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Gasport, the average commute to work is 30.28 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Gasport does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Gasport is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.32% of adults in Gasport have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Gasport in 2022 was $38,222, 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 $152,888 for a family of four. However, Gasport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Gasport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gasport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gasport include German, Polish, Scottish, English, and French.
The most common language spoken in Gasport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Indo-European.