Lowville is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,344 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lowville is the 443rd largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Lowville was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lowville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lowville is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lowville who work in sales jobs (12.15%), healthcare (11.45%), and teaching (10.81%). Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.64 minutes getting to work every day. For a small village, Lowville has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Lowville exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.The education level of Lowville citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.01% of adults in Lowville have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lowville in 2022 was $30,142, 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 $120,568 for a family of four. However, Lowville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Lowville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lowville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lowville include Irish, German, English, French, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Lowville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
