Halesite, NY

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Halesite, New York

Halesite, New York, in Suffolk county, is 11 miles NW of Brentwood, New York (center to center) and 31 miles E of New York, New York. The town is included in the Nassau - Suffolk metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 2,582 people lived in Halesite.

The People and Families of Halesite

In Halesite, about 60% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Halesite had a median family income of $122,842. Many people in Halesite make a good living. The bulk of the population of the town is doing well, with money to spend. Halesite 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. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in Halesite.)

Halesite Housing

An estimated 84% of living spaces in Halesite 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.

Commuting

In Halesite, 76% of commuters drive to work. Public transportation is used by many people in Halesite.

High Points

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

Category	Trophy
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 2%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 3%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 8%

Comparative Profile of Halesite, NY

Comparing Halesite 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
Well-Paid Single Men
Age of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens
Female 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
People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

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

Housing

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

Category	Value
Near Medium City	11 miles NW of Brentwood, New York (center to center)
Nearest Large City	31 miles E of New York, New York
County	Suffolk
Metro Area	Nassau - Suffolk
Standard Zip Codes	11743
Phone Area Codes	631
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.888
Longitude	-73.415

Station	MINEOLA
Distance	15 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 38 F
Apr Temp	41 to 58 F
Jul Temp	66 to 83 F
Oct Temp	47 to 63 F
Annual Precip	46.3 inches

Station	NORWALK GAS PLANT
Distance	15.8 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 37 F
Apr Temp	38 to 60 F
Jul Temp	63 to 84 F
Oct Temp	40 to 64 F
Annual Precip	48.3 inches

Station	WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK
Distance	17.1 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	2,582	100%
Male	1,279	49.5%
Female	1,303	50.5%
Under 18	548	21.2%
18+	2,034	78.8%
65+	338	13.1%
Median Age	41.3
Average Family Size	3.03
White	2,460	95.3%
African-American	41	1.6%
Asian	24	0.9%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0.1%
Other	20	0.8%
Mixed Race	34	1.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	80	3.1%
Median Family Income (1999)	$122,842
Population In Poverty	81	3.2%

Ancestry	Percent
Irish	28.3%
Italian	21.4%
German	9.1%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	8.8%
English	8.1%
US/American	3.2%
Scotch-Irish	2.2%
Scottish	1.9%
Russian	1.7%
Swiss	1.6%
Polish	1.6%
Swedish	1.4%
Other Subsaharan African	1.4%
British	1.2%
Czech	1.1%
French (except Basque)	0.9%
Ukrainian	0.7%
Serbian	0.7%
Danish	0.5%
Austrian	0.5%
Lithuanian	0.4%
Norwegian	0.4%
Hungarian	0.4%
Turkish	0.4%
Eastern European	0.4%
Syrian	0.4%
Finnish	0.3%
French Canadian	0.3%
Dutch	0.3%
Armenian	0.3%
Greek	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Halesite	2,582	$122,842
Centerport	5,446	$101,908
Cold Spring Harbor	4,975	$112,441
Huntington	18,403	$100,494
Huntington Bay	1,496	$163,820
Huntington Station	29,910	$67,115
Lloyd Harbor	3,675	$176,650

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