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.
Also of interest is that Gasport has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Because of many things, Gasport 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, Gasport really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Gasport 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 Gasport, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.66 minutes every day commuting to work.
Gasport is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Gasport are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.10% of adults in Gasport having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Gasport in 2022 was $36,778, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,112 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, Scottish, Polish, English, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Gasport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Indo-European.