Gansevoort is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 14,405 people and four associated neighborhoods, Gansevoort is the 134th largest community in New York.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gansevoort is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gansevoort is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gansevoort who work in office and administrative support (11.07%), sales jobs (10.61%), and management occupations (10.35%). Also of interest is that Gansevoort 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: 15.99% 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. Because of many things, Gansevoort is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Gansevoort really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Gansevoort perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Gansevoort 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.The citizens of Gansevoort are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.62% of adults in Gansevoort have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Gansevoort in 2022 was $43,324, which is upper middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $173,296 for a family of four. However, Gansevoort contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Gansevoort home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gansevoort residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Gansevoort include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Gansevoort is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
