Saugerties is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,874 people and three associated neighborhoods, Saugerties is the 394th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Saugerties was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Unlike some villages, Saugerties isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Saugerties are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Saugerties is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Saugerties who work in office and administrative support (17.35%), sales jobs (14.58%), and personal care services (8.76%). Also of interest is that Saugerties 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: 11.73% 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. Saugerties is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of people in Saugerties who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.01% of adults in Saugerties have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Saugerties in 2022 was $36,638, 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 $146,552 for a family of four. However, Saugerties contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Saugerties is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Saugerties home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Saugerties residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Saugerties also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.57% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Saugerties include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Saugerties is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
