Apalachin is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,632 people and two associated neighborhoods, Apalachin is the 512th largest community in New York.Apalachin is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.14% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Apalachin is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Apalachin who work in management occupations (18.43%), office and administrative support (14.39%), and teaching (9.76%). Also of interest is that Apalachin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.03% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Apalachin is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Apalachin’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One of the benefits of Apalachin is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.95 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Being a small town, Apalachin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Apalachin citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.08% of adults in Apalachin have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Apalachin in 2022 was $46,685, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $186,740 for a family of four. However, Apalachin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Apalachin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Apalachin residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Apalachin include Irish, English, Italian, German, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Apalachin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Indo-European.
