Moving to Mid Island, New York

Population: 9,702
Males: 4,612 (47.5%), Females: 5,090 (52.5%)

Suffolk County

Zip code: 11953

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $50,818
Median house value: $141,400

Population by Race

Races in Middle Island:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.1%)
  • Black (7.6%)
  • Hispanic (6.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Other race (1.9%)
  • Asian Indian (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)

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

Ancestries: Italian (31.4%), Irish (23.0%), German (18.9%), Polish (5.8%), United States (4.1%), English (4.0%).

Elevation: 80 feet

Land area: 8.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Middle Island

  • High school or higher: 87.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Middle Island CDP

  • Never married: 25.8%
  • Now married: 51.3%
  • Separated: 3.6%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

7.4% Foreign born (2.5% Europe, 2.5% Asia, 2.0% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Middle Island:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Middle Island:

  • LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 13 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
  • IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 22 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)
  • TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 26 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Abbreviation: HVN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Middle Island:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Middle Island:

  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 7 miles; SELDEN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 9 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,617)
  • DOWLING COLLEGE (about 17 miles; OAKDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
  • SUNY AT STONY BROOK (about 22 miles; STONY BROOK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 16,829)
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 22 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,485)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 27 miles; WEST HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 3,081)
  • SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,120)

Schools

Public high school in Middle Island:

  • LONGWOOD HS (Students: 3,138; Location: 100 LONGWOOD RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Middle Island:

  • LONGWOOD JHS (Students: 1,602; Location: 198 LONGWOOD RD; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • LONGWOOD MS (Students: 1,492; Location: 41 YPHNK-MID ISL RD; Grades: 05 – 06)
  • WEST MIDDLE ISLAND SCHOOL (Students: 894; Location: 30 SWEZEY LN; Grades: KG – 04)

Libraries

Library in Middle Island:

  • LONGWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $3,764,029; Location: 800 MIDDLE COUNTRY ROAD; 289,740 books; 15,095 audio materials; 22,148 video materials; 569 serial subscriptions)