Dundee is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,688 people and two associated neighborhoods, Dundee is the 643rd largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Dundee was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Dundee is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Dundee is a village of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dundee who work in healthcare suport services (13.03%), office and administrative support (8.40%), and teaching (8.28%). A relatively large number of people in Dundee telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.35% 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. Being a small village, Dundee does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Dundee with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.30% of adults in Dundee have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Dundee in 2022 was $19,816, which is low income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $79,264 for a family of four. However, Dundee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Dundee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dundee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dundee include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Greek. The most common language spoken in Dundee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
