Pelham is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 7,579 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pelham is the 239th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Pelham was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country. Pelham home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Pelham real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Pelham is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 90.62% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Pelham is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pelham who work in management occupations (17.81%), teaching (11.55%), and healthcare (10.12%). Of important note, Pelham is also a village of artists. Pelham has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Pelham’s character. Also of interest is that Pelham has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 24.37% 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. Because of many things, Pelham 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, Pelham really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Pelham 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 Pelham, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.84 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In addition, the village is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. Despite being a small village, Pelham has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Pelham. 68.72% 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 Pelham in 2022 was $82,279, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $329,116 for a family of four. Pelham is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Pelham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pelham residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Pelham also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.56% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pelham include Italian, Irish, English, German, and Jamaican. Pelham also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.56%. The most common language spoken in Pelham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
