West Islip, New York Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 28,907
Males: 14,191 (49.1%), Females: 14,716 (50.9%)
Suffolk County
Zip code: 11795
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $75,914
Median house value: $208,000
Population by Race
Races in West Islip:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
- Hispanic (3.5%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: Italian (38.7%), Irish (31.1%), German (20.9%), Polish (7.2%), English (5.1%), United States (3.1%).
Land area: 6.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in West Islip
- High school or higher: 90.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.5%
- Unemployed: 2.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in West Islip CDP
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 64.2%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 5.3%
5.4% Foreign born (2.7% Europe, 1.3% Latin America, 1.2% Asia).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in West Islip:
- GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (1000 MONTAUK HIGHWAY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near West Islip:
- SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; BAY SHORE, NY)
- PILGRIM STATE HOSP (about 6 miles; WEST BRENTWOOD, NY)
- BRUNSWICK HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; AMITYVILLE, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Islip:
- REPUBLIC (about 8 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Abbreviation: FRG)
- LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 15 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
- IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 33 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Islip:
- BAYPORT AERODROME (about 18 miles; BAYPORT, NY; Abbreviation: 23N)
- SANDS POINT (about 29 miles; PORT WASHINGTON, NY; Abbreviation: 7N3)
- BROOKHAVEN (about 32 miles; SHIRLEY, NY; Abbreviation: HWV)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Islip:
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 6 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,485)
- SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 10 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,831)
- DOWLING COLLEGE (about 12 miles; OAKDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 21 miles; SELDEN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 21 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,617)
- HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 10,842)
- NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about 22 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,459)
Schools
Public high school in West Islip:
- WEST ISLIP SHS (Students: 1,699; Location: 1 LION’S PATH; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in West Islip:
- ST JOHN BAPTIST DIOCESAN H SCH (Students: 960; Location: 1170 MONTAUK HIGHWAY; Grades: 9 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in West Islip:
- UDALL ROAD MS (Students: 788; Location: 900 UDALL RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- BEACH STREET MS (Students: 677; Location: BEACH ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- MANETUCK ES (Students: 561; Location: 800 VAN BUREN AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
- PAUL J. BELLEW ES (Students: 508; Location: 25 HIGBIE LN; Grades: KG – 05)
- WESTBROOK ES (Students: 480; Location: 350 HIGBIE LN; Grades: KG – 05)
- BAYVIEW ES (Students: 422; Location: 165 SNEDECOR AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
- OQUENOCK ES (Students: 397; Location: 425 SPRUCE AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
- CAPTREE ES (Students: 373; Location: 339 SNEDECOR AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle school in West Islip:
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES (Students: 352; Location: 44 TOOMEY ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)
Libraries
Library in West Islip:
- WEST ISLIP PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,297,421; Location: 3 HIGBIE LANE; 185,087 books; 6,569 audio materials; 8,047 video materials; 465 serial subscriptions)