Cedarhurst is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 7,285 people and just one neighborhood, Cedarhurst is the 235th largest community in New York.
Cedarhurst home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Cedarhurst real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Cedarhurst is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 95.93% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cedarhurst is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cedarhurst who work in teaching (16.94%), management occupations (14.87%), and office and administrative support (13.53%).
Also of interest is that Cedarhurst 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 Cedarhurst telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.77% 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.
In Cedarhurst, a lot of people use taxis to get to work every day though Cedarhurst is a relatively small village. Those that ride taxis are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
Cedarhurst is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 47.86% of adults in Cedarhurst have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Cedarhurst in 2022 was $50,813, 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 $203,252 for a family of four. However, Cedarhurst contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Cedarhurst is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Cedarhurst home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cedarhurst residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Cedarhurst also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.34% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cedarhurst include Polish, Israeli, Irish, Hungarian, and German.
Cedarhurst also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.05%.
The most common language spoken in Cedarhurst is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
If you like to ride a ferry to work, this neighborhood may be for you. NeighborhoodScout's research revealed that 3.5% of the neighborhood's commuters ride a ferry to and from work each day, which is more than we found in 99.7% of America's neighborhoods.
The neighborhood stands out within New York for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 5.5% of college-friendly places to live in NY. In addition to being an excellent choice for college students, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for highly educated executives and urban sophisticates.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Hungarian and Austrian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Hungarian ancestry and 2.1% have Austrian 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 Cedarhurst are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 72.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.3% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 77.7% of America's neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 61.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 17.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.7%), and 4.1% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 72.9% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (11.4%).
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 Cedarhurst, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Polish (12.6%). There are also a number of people of South American ancestry (11.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.4%), and some of the residents are also of Hungarian ancestry (6.3%), along with some German ancestry residents (4.3%), among others. In addition, 21.1% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (66.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (8.8%) and 5.6% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work 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.