Wolcott is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,577 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wolcott is the 668th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Wolcott was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Wolcott is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.43% of the Wolcott workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Wolcott is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Wolcott who work in office and administrative support (10.79%), management occupations (7.41%), and sales jobs (7.09%). It is a fairly quiet village 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!) Wolcott 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. Wolcott has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Wolcott than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Wolcott may be for you. Wolcott 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 percentage of adults in Wolcott with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.36% of adults in Wolcott have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Wolcott in 2022 was $29,392, which is lower middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,568 for a family of four. However, Wolcott contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wolcott is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Wolcott home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wolcott residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wolcott include Irish, English, German, Dutch, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Wolcott is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
