Munnsville is a tiny village located in the state of New York. With a population of 448 people and just one neighborhood, Munnsville is the 903rd largest community in New York. Munnsville has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.
Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Munnsville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Munnsville is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Munnsville who work in teaching (16.90%), healthcare suport services (13.24%), and sales jobs (10.96%).
Munnsville is a small village, 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 Munnsville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.18% of adults in Munnsville having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Munnsville in 2022 was $31,600, 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 $126,400 for a family of four. However, Munnsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Munnsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Munnsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Munnsville include Italian, English, German, Irish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Munnsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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 Munnsville, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Significantly, 4.5% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Munnsville are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 49.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 7.3% 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 57.9% of America'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, 36.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 29.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.5%), and 15.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.7% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (4.5%).
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 Munnsville, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (21.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (18.8%), and residents who report Irish roots (16.0%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (6.0%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (4.0%), 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 (43.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (79.5%) 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 (11.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.