Mount Vision is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 171 people and just one neighborhood, Mount Vision is the 970th largest community in New York. Mount Vision has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mount Vision is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mount Vision is a town of managers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mount Vision who work in management occupations (28.33%), office and administrative support (18.33%), and food service (11.67%).
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 26.67% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Mount Vision’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Mount Vision 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 education level of Mount Vision citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.29% of adults in Mount Vision have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Mount Vision in 2022 was $33,229, 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 $132,916 for a family of four. However, Mount Vision contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mount Vision also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 47.27% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Mount Vision is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mount Vision home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Vision residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mount Vision include English, Irish, German, Croatian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Mount Vision is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Slavic languages.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
If you are planning to retire in New York, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in New York, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 97.9% of neighborhoods in NY. If a New York retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 16.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Mount Vision are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 70.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 24.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 74.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 42.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 21.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.2%), and 16.1% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.8% of households. Some people also speak Italian (16.1%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Mount Vision, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (17.8%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (16.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (14.7%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (12.7%), along with some French ancestry residents (5.9%), 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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (81.0%) 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 (11.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.