Gasport is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,296 people and two associated neighborhoods, Gasport is the 706th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Gasport was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Gasport is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.05% of the Gasport workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Gasport is a town of production and manufacturing workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gasport who work in healthcare (13.90%), office and administrative support (9.33%), and teaching (8.76%). Also of interest is that Gasport has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Because of many things, Gasport is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Gasport really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Gasport perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Gasport, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.66 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Gasport does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Gasport citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.10% of adults in Gasport have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Gasport in 2022 was $36,778, 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 $147,112 for a family of four. However, Gasport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Gasport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gasport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gasport include German, Scottish, Polish, English, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Gasport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Indo-European.
