Moving to Laurel, New York

Population: 1,188
Males: 601 (50.6%), Females: 587 (49.4%)

Suffolk County

Zip code: 11948

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.3 years
Median household income: $57,639
Median house value: $213,600

Population by Race

Races in Laurel:

• White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
• Hispanic (2.4%)
• Two or more races (1.3%)
• Black (1.3%)

Ancestries: Irish (26.5%), Italian (25.7%), German (25.6%), Polish (20.5%), English (14.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%).

Elevation: 20 feet

Land area: 3.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Laurel

• High school or higher: 91.4%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 15.8%
• Unemployed: 5.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Laurel CDP

• Never married: 20.8%
• Now married: 61.1%
• Separated: 2.5%
• Widowed: 9.8%
• Divorced: 5.8%

6.1% Foreign born (4.6% Europe, 1.2% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Laurel:

• UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; SUNY STONY BROOK, NY)
• CENTRAL SUFFOLK HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; RIVERHEAD, NY)
• SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SOUTHAMPTON, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Laurel:

• TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 30 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Abbreviation: HVN)
• LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 41 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
• IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 41 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Laurel:

• MATTITUCK (about 3 miles; MATTITUCK, NY; Abbreviation: 21N)
• FRANCIS S GABRESKI (about 11 miles; WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY; Abbreviation: FOK)
• SOUTHAMPTON (about 13 miles; SOUTHAMPTON, NY; Abbreviation: 87N)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Laurel:

• SUNY AT STONY BROOK (about 8 miles; STONY BROOK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 16,829)
• SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 35 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,617)
• SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 35 miles; SELDEN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
• GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,100)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 36 miles; WEST HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 3,081)
• YALE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 11,011)
• SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 8,808)