Kenmore is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 15,012 people and six associated neighborhoods, Kenmore is the 124th largest community in New York. Kenmore has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Kenmore is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Kenmore is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kenmore who work in sales jobs (11.31%), office and administrative support (11.16%), and business and financial occupations (10.53%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.44% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The education level of Kenmore ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Kenmore, 45.32% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Kenmore in 2022 was $42,435, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $169,740 for a family of four. However, Kenmore contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kenmore is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Kenmore home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kenmore residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kenmore include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Kenmore is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
