Lowville is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,327 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lowville is the 443rd largest community in New York. Lowville has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
A relatively large number of people in Lowville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.27% 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.
One of the benefits of Lowville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.37 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
In Lowville, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Lowville is a relatively small village. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The education level of Lowville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.65% of adults in Lowville have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Lowville in 2022 was $35,598, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,392 for a family of four. However, Lowville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Lowville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lowville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lowville include Irish, German, English, French Canadian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Lowville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.