Moving to Selden, New York

Population: 21,861
Males: 10,767 (49.3%), Females: 11,094 (50.7%)

Suffolk County

Zip code: 11784

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $58,103
Median house value: $146,800

Population by Race

Races in Selden:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.3%)
  • Hispanic (8.2%)
  • Black (1.9%)
  • Other race (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)
  • Chinese (0.5%)

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

Ancestries: Italian (40.0%), Irish (25.7%), German (20.8%), Polish (5.5%), English (4.5%), French (2.2%).

Land area: 4.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Selden

  • High school or higher: 83.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Selden CDP

  • Never married: 26.0%
  • Now married: 57.0%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

7.6% Foreign born (2.9% Europe, 2.6% Latin America, 1.5% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Selden:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Selden:

  • LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 8 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
  • IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 20 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)
  • REPUBLIC (about 27 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Abbreviation: FRG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Selden:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Selden:

  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 6,992; Location: 533 COLLEGE RD; Public)
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL REPORT (Location: 533 COLLEGE RD; Public)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Selden:

  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 8 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,617)
  • DOWLING COLLEGE (about 11 miles; OAKDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 15 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,485)
  • FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,197)
  • SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,120)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 29 miles; WEST HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 3,081)
  • SUNY AT STONY BROOK (about 29 miles; STONY BROOK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 16,829)

Schools

Public high school in Selden:

  • NEWFIELD HS (Students: 1,691; Location: 145 MARSHALL DR; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Selden:

  • NEW LANE MEMORIAL ES (Students: 1,080; Location: 15 NEW LN; Grades: 01 – 05)
  • BICYCLE PATH PRE-K CTR (Students: 663; Location: BICYCLE PATH; Grades: PK – KG)
  • STAGECOACH SCHOOL (Students: 486; Location: 205 DARE RD; Grades: 01 – 05)
  • HAWKINS PATH SCHOOL (Students: 395; Location: 485 HAWKINS PATH; Grades: 01 – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Selden:

  • MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF SELDEN (Students: 49; Location: PO BOX 1028; Grades: PK – 1)