South Glens Falls is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,717 people and two associated neighborhoods, South Glens Falls is the 401st largest community in New York. South Glens Falls 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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, South Glens Falls is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, South Glens Falls is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Glens Falls who work in management occupations (16.29%), personal care services (15.39%), and sales jobs (12.81%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.37% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. South Glens Falls is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The overall education level of South Glens Falls is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.46% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in South Glens Falls in 2022 was $40,262, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,048 for a family of four. However, South Glens Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call South Glens Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Glens Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in South Glens Falls include Irish, Italian, English, French, and German. The most common language spoken in South Glens Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
