Overview Prattsville is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 384 people and just one neighborhood, Prattsville is the 920th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Prattsville was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country. Occupations and Workforce Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Prattsville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Prattsville is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Prattsville who work in office and administrative support (50.00%), business and financial occupations (16.67%), and management occupations (6.67%). Setting & Lifestyle Another notable thing is that Prattsville is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town. The overall crime rate in Prattsville is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Prattsville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Prattsville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Prattsville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.00 minutes every day commuting to work. Prattsville is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Prattsville, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.67% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities. Prattsville 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. Prattsville Demographics The citizens of Prattsville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.43% of adults in Prattsville having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Prattsville in 2022 was $29,384, which is lower middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,536 for a family of four. However, Prattsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Prattsville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.63% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Prattsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Prattsville residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Prattsville include German, French, Italian, Dutch, and Romanian. The most common language spoken in Prattsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.