Moving to Patchogue, New York
Population: 11,919. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,901 (-0.2% change)
Males: 5,972 (50.1%), Females: 5,947 (49.9%)
Suffolk County
Zip code: 11772
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $47,027
Median house value: $143,100
Population by Race
Races in Patchogue:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.1%)
- Hispanic (23.8%)
- Other race (9.2%)
- Black (3.9%)
- Two or more races (3.9%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Asian Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (22.6%), Irish (20.9%), German (14.9%), English (7.4%), Polish (4.7%), United States (2.8%).
Elevation: 20 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Patchogue
- High school or higher: 79.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.9%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Patchogue village
- Never married: 30.9%
- Now married: 47.1%
- Separated: 4.2%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 11.7%
17.9% Foreign born (13.6% Latin America, 2.3% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +601 (+5.3%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Patchogue:
- BROOKHAVEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (101 HOSPITAL ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Patchogue:
- JOHN T MATHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; PORT JEFFERSON, NY)
- ST CHARLES HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; PORT JEFFERSON, NY)
- ST CATHERINE OF SIENA MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; SMITHTOWN, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Patchogue:
- LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 6 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
- REPUBLIC (about 27 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Abbreviation: FRG)
- IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 28 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Patchogue:
- BAYPORT AERODROME (about 3 miles; BAYPORT, NY; Abbreviation: 23N)
- BROOKHAVEN (about 13 miles; SHIRLEY, NY; Abbreviation: HWV)
- LUFKER (about 19 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; Abbreviation: O00)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Patchogue:
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 2,617; Location: 155 W ROE BLVD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.sjcny.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
- EASTERN-SUFFOLK SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL NURSING BOCES (Full-time enrollment: 79; Location: 201 SUNRISE HWY; Public)
- JON LOUIS SCHOOL OF BEAUTY (Location: 21 N OCEAN AVE; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Patchogue:
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 8 miles; SELDEN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
- DOWLING COLLEGE (about 8 miles; OAKDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 16 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,485)
- SUNY AT STONY BROOK (about 29 miles; STONY BROOK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 16,829)
- SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 30 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,831)
- FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,197)
- SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,120)
Public primary/middle schools in Patchogue:
- BOCES EASTERN SUFFOLK (SUFFOLK I) (Students: 1,908; Location: 201 SUNRISE HWY; Grades: UG – UG)
- SAXTON MS (Students: 1,147; Location: 121-123 SAXTON ST; Grades: 06 – 09)
- SOUTH OCEAN MS (Students: 840; Location: 225 S OCEAN AVE; Grades: 06 – 09)
- CANAAN ES (Students: 663; Location: TRACTION BLVD; Grades: KG – 05)
- BARTON ES (Students: 656; Location: 185 BARTON AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
- MEDFORD ES (Students: 573; Location: 281 MEDFORD AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
- BAY ES (Students: 466; Location: 114 BAY AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
- RIVER ES (Students: 368; Location: 46 RIVER AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Patchogue:
- HOLY ANGELS REGIONAL SCHOOL (Students: 366; Location: DIVISION STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
- EMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 245; Location: 179 E MAIN ST; Grades: PK – 6)
- SUGAR & SPICE ACADEMY INC (Students: 39; Location: 95 E MAIN ST; Grades: PK – 1)
- PATCHOGUE CHRISTIAN SCH OF S D (Students: 27; Location: 184 NORTH OCEAN AVE; Grades: PK – 8)
Libraries
Library in Patchogue:
- PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD LIBRARY (Operating income: $5,500,149; Location: 54-60 EAST MAIN STREET; 415,753 books; 44,457 audio materials; 10,260 video materials; 3,073 serial subscriptions)