Delmar is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 18,245 people and three associated neighborhoods, Delmar is the 101st largest community in New York.Delmar is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 95.97% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Delmar is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Delmar who work in teaching (13.50%), management occupations (12.76%), and healthcare (10.16%). Also of interest is that Delmar has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Delmar is also a town of artists. Delmar has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Delmar’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.87% 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. In addition, Delmar is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Because of many things, Delmar is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Delmar 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, Delmar has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Delmar’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Delmar, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Delmar is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 72.26% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Delmar in 2022 was $66,040, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $264,160 for a family of four. The people who call Delmar home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Delmar residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Delmar include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Delmar is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Chinese.
