Watervliet is a somewhat small city located in the state of New York. With a population of 10,219 people and five associated neighborhoods, Watervliet is the 179th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Watervliet was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Watervliet is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Watervliet is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Watervliet who work in office and administrative support (18.82%), sales jobs (8.89%), and business and financial occupations (7.34%). Also of interest is that Watervliet has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. For a small city, Watervliet 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 Watervliet exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.The education level of Watervliet citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.86% of adults 25 and older in Watervliet have a college degree. The per capita income in Watervliet in 2022 was $31,619, 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 $126,476 for a family of four. However, Watervliet contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Watervliet is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Watervliet home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Watervliet residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Watervliet include Irish, German, Italian, English, and French. The most common language spoken in Watervliet is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.
