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.
A relatively large number of people in Tuckahoe telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 25.39% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
Tuckahoe’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
In Tuckahoe, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.36 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
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 like to read, write and learn? If you move to Tuckahoe, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Tuckahoe is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 62.04% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 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.