Wurtsboro is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,083 people and three associated neighborhoods, Wurtsboro is the 734th largest community in New York.
Also of interest is that Wurtsboro 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 Wurtsboro telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.75% 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.
Wurtsboro 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 education level of Wurtsboro citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.56% of adults in Wurtsboro have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Wurtsboro in 2022 was $44,047, which is upper middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $176,188 for a family of four. However, Wurtsboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Wurtsboro is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Wurtsboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wurtsboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wurtsboro include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Wurtsboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.