Moving to Greenlawn, New York

Population: 13,286
Males: 6,244 (47.0%), Females: 7,042 (53.0%)

Suffolk County

Zip code: 11740

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $64,201
Median house value: $220,500

Population by Race

Races in Greenlawn:

  • White Non-Hispanic (73.7%)
  • Black (15.3%)
  • Hispanic (6.8%)
  • Other race (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)
  • Chinese (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

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

Ancestries: Italian (23.3%), Irish (22.2%), German (16.5%), Polish (5.5%), English (5.3%), West Indian (3.9%).

Land area: 3.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Greenlawn

  • High school or higher: 87.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 32.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Greenlawn CDP

  • Never married: 25.5%
  • Now married: 54.9%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 10.9%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

12.7% Foreign born (6.6% Latin America, 3.7% Europe, 2.1% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Greenlawn:

  • HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; HUNTINGTON, NY)
  • NORTH SHORE UNIV HOSP AT PLAINVIEW (about 10 miles; PLAINVIEW, NY)
  • PILGRIM STATE HOSP (about 10 miles; WEST BRENTWOOD, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Greenlawn:

  • REPUBLIC (about 10 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Abbreviation: FRG)
  • LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 20 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
  • IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 27 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Greenlawn:

Amtrak station near Greenlawn:

  • 18 miles: STAMFORD (WASHINGTON BLVD. & E. STATE ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Greenlawn:

  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 10 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,485)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 11 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,831)
  • NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; NORWALK, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,772)
  • NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about 17 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,459)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT OLD WESTBURY (about 17 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
  • HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 10,842)
  • LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-C W POST CAMPUS (about 19 miles; BROOKVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,605)

Schools

Public high school in Greenlawn:

  • HARBORFIELDS HS (Students: 950; Location: 98 TAYLOR AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Greenlawn:

  • THOMAS J. LAHEY ES (Students: 891; Location: 625 PULASKI RD; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • OLDFIELD MS (Students: 866; Location: 2 OLDFIELD RD; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Greenlawn:

  • HARBORFIELDS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,776,541; Location: 31 BROADWAY; 106,319 books; 14,105 audio materials; 4,548 video materials; 495 serial subscriptions)