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Moving to Shelter Island Heights, New York

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Population: 981
Males: 458 (46.7%), Females: 523 (53.3%)

Suffolk County

Zip code: 11965

Demographics

Median resident age: 56.2 years
Median household income: $65,446
Median house value: $319,100

Population by Race

Races in Shelter Island Heights:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

Ancestries: English (28.4%), German (26.3%), Irish (19.2%), Italian (9.9%), Polish (8.7%), Scottish (6.6%).

Land area: 5.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Shelter Island Heights

  • High school or higher: 97.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 49.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 24.5%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shelter Island Heights CDP

  • Never married: 16.3%
  • Now married: 67.8%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 10.4%
  • Divorced: 4.1%

4.3% Foreign born (3.1% Europe, 0.8% Oceania).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Shelter Island Heights:

  • EASTERN LONG ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; GREENPORT, NY)
  • SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; SOUTHAMPTON, NY)
  • UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; SUNY STONY BROOK, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shelter Island Heights:

  • GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 28 miles; GROTON NEW LONDON, CT; Abbreviation: GON)
  • TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 39 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Abbreviation: HVN)
  • HARTFORD-BRAINARD (about 50 miles; HARTFORD, CT; Abbreviation: HFD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Shelter Island Heights:

Amtrak station near Shelter Island Heights:

  • 16 miles: OLD SAYBROOK (455 BOSTON POST RD.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shelter Island Heights:

  • SUNY AT STONY BROOK (about 23 miles; STONY BROOK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 16,829)
  • WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,993)
  • GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,100)
  • YALE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 11,011)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 45 miles; WEST HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 3,081)
  • QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; HAMDEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 5,836)
  • EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,165)

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