DeKalb Junction is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 485 people and just one neighborhood, DeKalb Junction is the 888th largest community in New York. DeKalb Junction has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
DeKalb Junction is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.92% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, DeKalb Junction is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in DeKalb Junction who work in food service (34.50%), healthcare (16.28%), and office and administrative support (10.85%).
Also of interest is that DeKalb Junction 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 DeKalb Junction telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.91% 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.
DeKalb Junction’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) DeKalb Junction has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. DeKalb Junction has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in DeKalb Junction than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, DeKalb Junction may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, DeKalb Junction doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in DeKalb Junction is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.14% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in DeKalb Junction in 2022 was $19,275, which is low income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,100 for a family of four. However, DeKalb Junction contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call DeKalb Junction home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of DeKalb Junction residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in DeKalb Junction include German, Irish, French, French Canadian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in DeKalb Junction is English. Other important languages spoken here include West Germanic languages and Polish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in DeKalb Junction, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 93.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.8% of this neighborhood's residents have French Canadian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 19.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 DeKalb Junction are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 72.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 28.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 79.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 37.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 22.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (21.0%), and 15.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 80.0% of households. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Italian.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in DeKalb Junction, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (14.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (9.9%), and residents who report German roots (6.9%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (6.1%), along with some French Canadian ancestry residents (2.8%), 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 (41.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (70.9%) 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 (16.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.