Big Flats is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,555 people and two associated neighborhoods, Big Flats is the 295th largest community in New York.Big Flats is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.43% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Big Flats is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Big Flats who work in sales jobs (14.14%), office and administrative support (11.25%), and business and financial occupations (9.33%). Also of interest is that Big Flats has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.29% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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, Big Flats is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Big Flats a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Big Flats has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Big Flats’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. Big Flats is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Big Flats. 50.33% 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 Big Flats in 2022 was $56,239, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $224,956 for a family of four. The people who call Big Flats home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Big Flats residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Big Flats include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Big Flats is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Langs. of India.
