Voorheesville is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,814 people and two associated neighborhoods, Voorheesville is the 487th largest community in New York.Voorheesville is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 94.39% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Voorheesville is a village of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Voorheesville who work in business and financial occupations (22.79%), sales jobs (13.04%), and management occupations (8.63%). Also of interest is that Voorheesville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Voorheesville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.43% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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, Voorheesville is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Voorheesville a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Voorheesville has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Voorheesville’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.If knowledge is power, Voorheesville is a pretty powerful place. 54.00% of the adults in Voorheesville have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Voorheesville in 2022 was $50,501, 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 $202,004 for a family of four. However, Voorheesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Voorheesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Voorheesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Voorheesville include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Voorheesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and French.
