Moving to Southampton, New York

Population: 54,712. Estimated population in July 2024: 58,756 (+7.4% change)
Males: 27,246 (49.8%), Females: 27,466 (50.2%)

Suffolk County

Zip codes: 11968.

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $53,887
Median house value: $245,400

Population by Race

Races in Southampton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.6%)
  • Hispanic (8.6%)
  • Black (6.6%)
  • Other race (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

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

Ancestries: Irish (22.0%), Italian (18.4%), German (17.6%), English (11.2%), Polish (8.8%), United States (3.5%).

Elevation: 25 feet

Land area: 6.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Southampton

  • High school or higher: 86.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Southampton town

  • Never married: 25.5%
  • Now married: 55.7%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

11.1% Foreign born (5.5% Latin America, 4.2% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Southampton:

  • SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL (240 MEETING HOUSE LANE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Southampton:

  • EASTERN LONG ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; GREENPORT, NY)
  • UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; SUNY STONY BROOK, NY)
  • CENTRAL SUFFOLK HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; RIVERHEAD, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Southampton:

  • GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 39 miles; GROTON NEW LONDON, CT; Abbreviation: GON)
  • TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 43 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Abbreviation: HVN)
  • LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 50 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Southampton:

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Southampton:

  • LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-SOUTHAMPTON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,743; Location: 239 Montauk Highway; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.southampton.liu.edu; Offers Master’s degree)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Southampton:

  • SUNY AT STONY BROOK (about 17 miles; STONY BROOK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 16,829)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 43 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,617)
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 45 miles; SELDEN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
  • GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,100)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 48 miles; WEST HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 3,081)
  • YALE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 11,011)
  • WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,993)

Schools

Public high school in Southampton:

  • SOUTHAMPTON SHS (Students: 639; Location: 141 NARROW LN; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Southampton:

  • SOUTHAMPTON ES (Students: 662; Location: 30 PINE ST; Grades: PK – 04)
  • SOUTHAMPTON IS (Students: 468; Location: 70 LELAND LN; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • TUCKAHOE SCHOOL (Students: 338; Location: 468 MAGEE ST; Grades: PK – 08)

Private primary/middle schools in Southampton:

  • OUR LADY OF THE HAMPTONS (Students: 406; Location: 160 N MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • SOUTHAMPTON MONTESSORI (Students: 62; Location: 135 ST ANDREWS RD; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Southampton:

  • ROGERS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,222,187; Location: 9 JOB’S LANE; 94,775 books; 3,694 audio materials; 7,003 video materials; 364 serial subscriptions)