Castile is a tiny village located in the state of New York. With a population of 988 people and just one neighborhood, Castile is the 766th largest community in New York. Castile has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
Unlike some villages, Castile isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Castile are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Castile is a village of construction workers and builders, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Castile who work in management occupations (11.11%), office and administrative support (10.54%), and maintenance occupations (9.40%).
Also of interest is that Castile has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Being a small village, Castile does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Castile are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.47% of adults in Castile having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Castile in 2022 was $31,398, 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 $125,592 for a family of four. However, Castile contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Castile home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Castile residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Castile include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Castile is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Slavic languages.
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.
Despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 30.1%, which is higher than 95.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
In addition, one of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 36.8% have German ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Castile are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 60.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 18.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 67.0% 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, 35.3% 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 24.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (22.4%), and 16.2% 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 99.1% of households.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Castile, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (36.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (19.2%), and residents who report Italian roots (17.6%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (14.0%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (9.3%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (81.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (6.5%) and 5.9% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.