Hemlock is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 455 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hemlock is the 902nd largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Hemlock was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hemlock is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hemlock is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hemlock who work in food service (21.04%), management occupations (16.77%), and architecture and engineering (10.37%). In addition, Hemlock is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel. Hemlock’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. 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!) Hemlock 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. Hemlock has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hemlock than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hemlock may be for you. In Hemlock, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.17 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Hemlock does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Hemlock are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.39% of adults in Hemlock having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Hemlock in 2022 was $33,686, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,744 for a family of four. The people who call Hemlock home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hemlock residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Hemlock include English, German, Italian, Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Hemlock is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
