Breesport is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 629 people and just one neighborhood, Breesport is the 844th largest community in New York.
Unlike some towns, Breesport isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Breesport are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Breesport is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Breesport who work in office and administrative support (15.07%), community and social services (11.64%), and management occupations (9.59%).
Because of many things, Breesport is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Breesport really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Breesport perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Breesport is worth considering.
Breesport is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Breesport who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.13% of the adults in Breesport have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Breesport in 2022 was $28,142, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,568 for a family of four.
The people who call Breesport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Breesport residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Breesport include Italian, English, German, Irish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Breesport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and German/Yiddish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Our research reveals that 91.8% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 98.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 12.7% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of New York. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Italian and Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 22.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Italian ancestry and 2.9% have Welsh ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Urdu, which is the national language of Pakistan, at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Breesport are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 59.1% of the neighborhoods in America. With 12.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 54.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 39.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 22.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (19.7%), and 18.5% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.9% of households. Some people also speak Urdu (the national language of Pakistan) (2.7%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Breesport, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (22.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (22.5%), and residents who report Italian roots (22.1%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (18.6%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (8.1%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (48.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (91.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.