Derby is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 7,278 people and two associated neighborhoods, Derby is the 236th largest community in New York.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Derby is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Derby is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Derby who work in office and administrative support (10.40%), food service (9.91%), and sales jobs (7.70%). Also of interest is that Derby has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. 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!) Derby 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. Derby has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Derby than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Derby may be for you. One downside of living in Derby, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.00 minutes every day commuting to work. The population of Derby overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Derby, 22.93% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Derby in 2022 was $37,359, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,436 for a family of four. However, Derby contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Derby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Derby residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Derby include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Derby is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
