Springwater is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 518 people and two associated neighborhoods, Springwater is the 874th largest community in New York. Springwater has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Springwater is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 48.15% of the Springwater workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Springwater is a town of construction workers and builders, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Springwater who work in sales jobs (10.29%), community and social services (8.23%), and office and administrative support (7.82%). Springwater’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Springwater has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Springwater has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Springwater than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Springwater may be for you. One downside of living in Springwater is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Springwater, the average commute to work is 34.17 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Springwater doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Springwater have a very low rate of college education: just 7.03% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Springwater in 2022 was $27,323, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,292 for a family of four. However, Springwater contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Springwater home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Springwater residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Springwater include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Springwater is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
