Fire Island, NY

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Fire Island, New York

Fire Island, New York, in Suffolk county, is 10 miles SE of Brentwood, New York (center to center) and 44 miles E of New York, New York. There are 310 residents in the town.

The People and Families of Fire Island

In Fire Island, about 54% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Fire Island had a median family income of $83,672.

Fire Island Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Fire Island that were owner-occupied was 80%.

Commuting

In Fire Island, 53% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	10 miles SE of Brentwood, New York (center to center)
Nearest Large City	44 miles E of New York, New York
County	Suffolk
P.O. Box Zip Codes	11770
Phone Area Codes	631
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.648
Longitude	-73.145

Station	ISLIP LI MACARTHUR AP
Distance	10.8 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 39 F
Apr Temp	40 to 58 F
Jul Temp	66 to 83 F
Oct Temp	45 to 64 F
Annual Precip	46.5 inches

Station	PATCHOGUE 2 N
Distance	13 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 39 F
Apr Temp	39 to 59 F
Jul Temp	64 to 83 F
Oct Temp	45 to 64 F
Annual Precip	50.2 inches

Station	WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK
Distance	18.6 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 37 F
Apr Temp	40 to 55 F
Jul Temp	67 to 81 F
Oct Temp	47 to 62 F
Annual Precip	42.9 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	310	100%
Male	177	57.1%
Female	133	42.9%
Under 18	64	20.6%
18+	246	79.4%
65+	32	10.3%
Median Age	42
Average Family Size	2.9
White	300	96.8%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	2	0.6%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	2	0.6%
Mixed Race	5	1.6%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	9	2.9%

Ancestry	Percent
Irish	19.3%
German	15.7%
Italian	14.6%
English	8.6%
Russian	6.1%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	5.4%
Dutch	4.3%
Norwegian	3.9%
US/American	3.2%
Austrian	3.2%
Scottish	2.5%
Swedish	2.1%
French (except Basque)	1.4%
Welsh	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	1.4%
European	1.1%
Eastern European	1.1%
Ukrainian	1.1%
Czech	1.1%
Scandinavian	0.7%
Czechoslovakian	0.7%
Brazilian	0.7%
Albanian	0.4%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Fire Island	310	$83,672
East Islip	14,078	$77,593
Great River	1,546	$89,566
Islip	20,575	$72,361
Oakdale	8,075	$88,162
Ocean Beach	138	$49,375
West Sayville	5,003	$75,135

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