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Fort Salonga, New York, in Suffolk county, is 9 miles N of Brentwood, New York (center to center) and 37 miles E of New York, New York. The town is included in the Nassau - Suffolk metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 9,634 people lived in Fort Salonga.
In Fort Salonga, about 68% of adults are married. Fort Salonga is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not). Large families and residences are common here.
Fort Salonga is noted for its large share of males.
In 2000, Fort Salonga had a median family income of $106,253. Many people in Fort Salonga make a good living. The bulk of the population of the town is doing well, with money to spend. Fort Salonga doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in New York.
An estimated 92% of living spaces in Fort Salonga are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the town as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Fort Salonga, 86% of commuters drive to work.
Fort Salonga strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New York):
| Category | Trophy | |
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| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 3% |  |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 6% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 14% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 15% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 18% | |
Comparing Fort Salonga to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New York (State):
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