Williamson is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,418 people and two associated neighborhoods, Williamson is the 541st largest community in New York. Williamson has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Williamson is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Williamson is a town of service providers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Williamson who work in teaching (11.67%), business and financial occupations (9.53%), and maintenance occupations (7.28%). Also of interest is that Williamson 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: 15.47% 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 town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Williamson has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Williamson a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Williamson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Williamson citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.21% of adults 25 and older in Williamson have a college degree. The per capita income in Williamson in 2022 was $32,588, 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 $130,352 for a family of four. However, Williamson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Williamson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Williamson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Williamson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Williamson include German, Italian, English, Irish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Williamson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.
