Moving to Central Islip, New York

Population: 31,950
Males: 15,774 (49.4%), Females: 16,176 (50.6%)

Suffolk County

Zip code: 11722

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.6 years
Median household income: $55,504
Median house value: $134,800

Population by Race

Races in Central Islip:

  • Hispanic (35.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (31.8%)
  • Black (27.4%)
  • Other race (16.0%)
  • Two or more races (5.0%)
  • Asian Indian (1.6%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (10.0%), Irish (9.8%), German (6.5%), West Indian (6.4%), English (2.2%), United States (2.2%).

Elevation: 88 feet

Land area: 7.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Central Islip

  • High school or higher: 74.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Central Islip CDP

  • Never married: 35.2%
  • Now married: 47.9%
  • Separated: 4.2%
  • Widowed: 4.2%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

22.9% Foreign born (19.4% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Central Islip:

  • PILGRIM STATE HOSP (about 4 miles; WEST BRENTWOOD, NY)
  • ST CATHERINE OF SIENA MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; SMITHTOWN, NY)
  • SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; BAY SHORE, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Central Islip:

  • LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 7 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
  • REPUBLIC (about 15 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Abbreviation: FRG)
  • IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 26 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Central Islip:

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Central Islip:

  • NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-CENTRAL ISLIP (Full-time enrollment: 708; Location: 211 CARLETON AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.nyit.edu; Offers Master’s degree)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Central Islip:

  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 4 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,485)
  • DOWLING COLLEGE (about 6 miles; OAKDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 13 miles; SELDEN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 14 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,617)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 18 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,831)
  • FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,197)
  • NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; NORWALK, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,772)

Schools

Public high school in Central Islip:

  • CENTRAL ISLIP SHS (Students: 1,881; Location: 85 WHEELER RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Central Islip:

  • RALPH REED SCHOOL (Students: 1,091; Location: 200 HALF MILE RD; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • CHARLES A. MULLIGAN SCHOOL (Students: 822; Location: ONE BROADWAY; Grades: 01 – 06)
  • ANDREW T. MORROW SCHOOL (Students: 786; Location: 299 SYCAMORE LN; Grades: 01 – 06)
  • CENTRAL ISLIP EARLY CHLDHD CTR (Students: 634; Location: 50 WHEELER RD; Grades: PK – KG)
  • MARGUERITE L. MULVEY SCHOOL (Students: 535; Location: 44 E CHERRY ST; Grades: 01 – 06)
  • FRANCIS J. O’NEILL SCHOOL (Students: 524; Location: 545 CLAYTON ST; Grades: 01 – 06)
  • CORDELLO AVE ES (Students: 468; Location: 51 CORDELLO AVENUE; Grades: 01 – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Central Islip:

  • OUR LADY OF PROVIDENCE REG. SC (Students: 603; Location: 82 CARLETON AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Central Islip:

  • CENTRAL ISLIP PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,360,048; Location: 33 HAWTHORNE AVENUE; 128,262 books; 6,298 audio materials; 3,608 video materials; 237 serial subscriptions)