Kerhonkson is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,722 people and two associated neighborhoods, Kerhonkson is the 639th largest community in New York.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kerhonkson is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kerhonkson is a town of professionals, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Kerhonkson who work in maintenance occupations (11.49%), sales jobs (7.93%), and management occupations (7.53%). Of important note, Kerhonkson is also a town of artists. Kerhonkson has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Kerhonkson’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.39% 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. Even though Kerhonkson is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The education level of Kerhonkson citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.43% of adults in Kerhonkson have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Kerhonkson in 2022 was $28,357, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,428 for a family of four. However, Kerhonkson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kerhonkson is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kerhonkson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kerhonkson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Kerhonkson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.29% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kerhonkson include Irish, Italian, Polish, Dutch, and German. The most common language spoken in Kerhonkson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
