One downside of living in Patterson, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.39 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
In Patterson, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Patterson is a relatively small town. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The citizens of Patterson are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.66% of adults in Patterson have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Patterson in 2022 was $42,556, which is upper middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $170,224 for a family of four. However, Patterson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Patterson is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Patterson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Patterson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Patterson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.02% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Patterson include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Polish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Patterson's cultural character, accounting for 15.26% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Patterson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
