Canastota is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 4,435 people and two associated neighborhoods, Canastota is the 349th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Canastota was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Canastota is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Canastota is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Canastota who work in office and administrative support (11.13%), healthcare (10.63%), and sales jobs (9.06%). Also of interest is that Canastota has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Canastota 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 Canastota are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.18% of adults in Canastota having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Canastota in 2022 was $36,274, 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 $145,096 for a family of four. However, Canastota contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Canastota is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Canastota home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Canastota residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Canastota include Italian, German, Irish, English, and Welsh. The most common language spoken in Canastota is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
