Tuckahoe is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,984 people and two associated neighborhoods, Tuckahoe is the 249th largest community in New York.
Housing costs in Tuckahoe are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.
Also of interest is that Tuckahoe has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 25.39% 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.
The overall crime rate in Tuckahoe is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
One downside of living in Tuckahoe is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Tuckahoe, the average commute to work is 35.36 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Despite being a small village, Tuckahoe has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Tuckahoe. 62.04% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.
The per capita income in Tuckahoe in 2022 was $64,644, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $258,576 for a family of four.
Tuckahoe is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Tuckahoe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tuckahoe residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Tuckahoe also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.12% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tuckahoe include Italian, Irish, German, Russian, and English.
In addition, Tuckahoe has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.82%).
The most common language spoken in Tuckahoe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.