Moving to Great River, New York

Population: 1,546
Males: 789 (51.0%), Females: 757 (49.0%)

Suffolk County

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $78,399
Median house value: $360,800

Population by Race

Races in Great River:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
• Hispanic (1.9%)
• Two or more races (1.0%)

Ancestries: Irish (25.4%), Italian (24.1%), German (17.1%), United States (10.5%), English (4.6%), French (4.1%).

Elevation: 15 feet

Land area: 4.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Great River

• High school or higher: 95.6%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 37.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 22.0%
• Unemployed: 1.9%
• Mean travel time to work: 40.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Great River CDP

• Never married: 24.5%
• Now married: 60.3%
• Separated: 2.5%
• Widowed: 7.5%
• Divorced: 5.1%

5.1% Foreign born (2.7% Europe, 2.1% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Great River:

• SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; BAY SHORE, NY)
• PILGRIM STATE HOSP (about 8 miles; WEST BRENTWOOD, NY)
• ST CATHERINE OF SIENA MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; SMITHTOWN, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Great River:

• LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 6 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
• REPUBLIC (about 17 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Abbreviation: FRG)
• IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 30 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Great River:

• BAYPORT AERODROME (about 8 miles; BAYPORT, NY; Abbreviation: 23N)
• BROOKHAVEN (about 23 miles; SHIRLEY, NY; Abbreviation: HWV)
• LUFKER (about 30 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; Abbreviation: O00)

Colleges and Universities

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

• DOWLING COLLEGE (about 3 miles; OAKDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
• SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 8 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,485)
• SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 12 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,617)
• SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 13 miles; SELDEN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
• SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 20 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,831)
• HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 10,842)
• NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about 31 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,459)