Aquebogue, NY

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Aquebogue, New York

Aquebogue, New York is 28 miles SE of West Haven, Connecticut (center to center) and 72 miles E of New York, New York. It is in Suffolk county. The population of the town is 2,254.

The People and Families of Aquebogue

In Aquebogue, about 62% of adults are married. Aquebogue, compared to the great majority of similar-sized towns, is characterized by married couples rather than single adults.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Aquebogue had a median family income of $60,375. The people of Aquebogue can point with pride to the large number of college graduates in the the town.

Political Inclinations

The Democratic party attracted the largest share of donations from Aquebogue.

Aquebogue Housing

Of the housing in Aquebogue, approximately 86% is occupied by their owners. A good bit of the housing in the town is used seasonally or for leisure or vacation purposes. Newer housing units are not uncommon in Aquebogue.

Commuting

In Aquebogue, 90% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Aquebogue strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New York):

Category	Trophy
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 11%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 11%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 12%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 12%
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Aquebogue, NY

Comparing Aquebogue to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New York (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Women
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Men
Age of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Male Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
People Living Alone
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes

Category	Value
Near Medium City	28 miles SE of West Haven, Connecticut (center to center)
Nearest Large City	72 miles E of New York, New York
County	Suffolk
Standard Zip Codes	11931
Phone Area Codes	631
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.944
Longitude	-72.627

Station	RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM
Distance	4.9 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 39 F
Apr Temp	40 to 59 F
Jul Temp	65 to 84 F
Oct Temp	47 to 65 F
Annual Precip	46.8 inches

Station	GREENPORT POWER HOUSE
Distance	17.4 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 38 F
Apr Temp	40 to 55 F
Jul Temp	66 to 80 F
Oct Temp	48 to 63 F
Annual Precip	45.9 inches

Station	BRIDGEPORT SIKORSKY AP
Distance	30.5 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 37 F
Apr Temp	41 to 57 F
Jul Temp	66 to 82 F
Oct Temp	46 to 63 F
Annual Precip	44.1 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,254	100%
Male	1,072	47.6%
Female	1,182	52.4%
Under 18	527	23.4%
18+	1,727	76.6%
65+	371	16.5%
Median Age	40.9
Average Family Size	3.03
White	2,091	92.8%
African-American	118	5.2%
Asian	7	0.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0%
Other	12	0.5%
Mixed Race	25	1.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	73	3.2%

Ancestry	Percent
Polish	20.5%
German	16.3%
Irish	14.6%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	14.6%
Italian	12.2%
English	5.9%
US/American	3.3%
Scottish	2.6%
Ukrainian	2.1%
Swedish	1.4%
Lebanese	1.3%
French Canadian	0.7%
Russian	0.7%
Czech	0.7%
Lithuanian	0.6%
Scandinavian	0.4%
French (except Basque)	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	0.4%
Hungarian	0.3%
Dutch	0.3%
Greek	0.3%
West Indian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Aquebogue	2,254	$60,375
Calverton	5,704	$44,342
Flanders	3,646	$49,031
Jamesport	1,526	$80,748
Laurel	1,188	$67,000
Northampton	468	$35,893
Riverhead	10,513	$39,672

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