East Syracuse is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,023 people and four associated neighborhoods, East Syracuse is the 466th largest community in New York.Unlike some villages, East Syracuse isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in East Syracuse are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, East Syracuse is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in East Syracuse who work in office and administrative support (16.96%), healthcare (10.75%), and healthcare suport services (10.33%). A relatively large number of people in East Syracuse telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.95% 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. One of the benefits of East Syracuse is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.21 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.In terms of college education, the citizens of East Syracuse rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.91% of adults 25 and older in East Syracuse have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in East Syracuse in 2022 was $30,029, 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 $120,116 for a family of four. However, East Syracuse contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call East Syracuse home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Syracuse residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in East Syracuse include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Yugoslavian. The most common language spoken in East Syracuse is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Serbo-Croatian.
