Marathon - Willet is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 4,539 people and just one neighborhood, Marathon - Willet is the 346th largest community in New York.
When you are in Marathon - Willet, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.49% of Marathon - Willet’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Marathon - Willet is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Marathon - Willet who work in office and administrative support (9.34%), sales jobs (9.02%), and management occupations (7.80%).
In Marathon - Willet, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.67 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Marathon - Willet does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Marathon - Willet with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.23% of adults in Marathon - Willet have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Marathon - Willet in 2022 was $28,799, 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 $115,196 for a family of four. However, Marathon - Willet contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Marathon - Willet home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Marathon - Willet residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Marathon - Willet include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Marathon - Willet is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Portuguese.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Marathon - Willet, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 90.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Lebanese ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 0.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Lebanese 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 Marathon - Willet are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 62.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 8.2% 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 55.2% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 34.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 30.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.6%), and 15.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.4% of households. Some people also speak Polish (3.0%).
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 Marathon - Willet, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (16.0%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (15.1%), and residents who report English roots (13.7%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (9.1%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (2.4%), 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 between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (27.1% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (82.9%) 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 (10.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.