Hamburg is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 9,774 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Hamburg is the 190th largest community in New York.Hamburg is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hamburg is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hamburg who work in management occupations (11.62%), office and administrative support (11.45%), and sales jobs (11.20%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.72% 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. The education level of Hamburg ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Hamburg, 48.89% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Hamburg in 2022 was $49,147, 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 $196,588 for a family of four. The people who call Hamburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hamburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hamburg include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Hamburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
