Moving to Wading River, New York

Population: 6,668
Males: 3,336 (50.0%), Females: 3,332 (50.0%)

Suffolk County

Zip code: 11792

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $63,938
Median house value: $197,500

Population by Race

Races in Wading River:

• White Non-Hispanic (92.5%)
• Hispanic (3.7%)
• Black (2.0%)
• Two or more races (1.0%)
• Other race (0.8%)

Ancestries: Irish (31.9%), Italian (28.1%), German (26.6%), Polish (9.6%), English (7.2%), Scottish (2.9%).

Elevation: 93 feet

Land area: 9.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wading River

• High school or higher: 91.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 32.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 15.9%
• Unemployed: 2.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 31.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wading River CDP

• Never married: 19.8%
• Now married: 65.7%
• Separated: 2.1%
• Widowed: 4.7%
• Divorced: 7.7%

4.8% Foreign born (2.7% Europe, 0.8% Asia, 0.7% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wading River:

• CENTRAL SUFFOLK HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; RIVERHEAD, NY)
• UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SUNY STONY BROOK, NY)
• JOHN T MATHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; PORT JEFFERSON, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wading River:

• TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 21 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Abbreviation: HVN)
• LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 23 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
• IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 25 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wading River:

• BROOKHAVEN (about 10 miles; SHIRLEY, NY; Abbreviation: HWV)
• LUFKER (about 11 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; Abbreviation: O00)
• SPADARO (about 12 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; Abbreviation: 1N2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wading River:

• SUNY AT STONY BROOK (about 14 miles; STONY BROOK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 16,829)
• SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 16 miles; SELDEN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
• SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 18 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,617)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 24 miles; WEST HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 3,081)
• DOWLING COLLEGE (about 26 miles; OAKDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
• GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,100)
• SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 8,808)

Public primary/middle schools in Wading River:

• WADING RIVER SCHOOL (Students: 427; Location: 1900 WADNG RVR MNR RD; Grades: 01 – 05)
• LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL (Students: 97; Location: 2460 N WADNG RIVR RD; Grades: 03 – 10)