Accord is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 573 people and two associated neighborhoods, Accord is the 857th largest community in New York.
Also of interest is that Accord 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 Accord telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 29.38% 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.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Accord is worth considering.
In Accord, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.30 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Accord is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Accord is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.87% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Accord in 2022 was $49,098, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $196,392 for a family of four. However, Accord contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Accord is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Accord home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Accord residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Accord also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.65% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Accord include Italian, English, Irish, German, and Russian.
The most common language spoken in Accord is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.