Fairport is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,341 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Fairport is the 298th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Fairport was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Fairport is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 88.46% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Fairport is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fairport who work in management occupations (17.05%), teaching (14.12%), and sales jobs (9.90%). Also of interest is that Fairport 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 Fairport telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 24.49% 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. In addition, Fairport is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre. Being a small village, Fairport does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Fairport. 61.73% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Fairport in 2022 was $61,335, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $245,340 for a family of four. However, Fairport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Fairport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fairport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fairport include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Fairport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
