St James, NY

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St. James, New York

Introduction to St. James, New York

St. James, New York, in Suffolk county, is 8 miles NE of Brentwood, New York and 44 miles E of New York, New York. The town is located in the Nassau- Suffolk metropolitan area. St. James has a population of 13,268.

St. James History

St. James is an unincorporated community in the Town of Smithtown, which was first settled in by Europeans in 1665. The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans. Smithtown includes around 3 incorporated villages and over 6 unincorporated hamlets. St. James became a popular vacation spot in the early 20th century. It is home to the St. James General Store, which is the oldest general store in the nation. The store continues to operate to this day.

St. James and nearby Attractions

Long Island Museum
Sunken Meadow State Park
Northport Historical Museum
Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Park
Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Atlantis Marine World Aquarium

Things To Do In St. James

The Northport Historical Museum, Heckscher Museum of Art, American Airpower Museum, Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and the Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society Museum are ideal places to learn more about the local history of the area. The Atlantis Marine World Aquarium and the Wildlife and Ecology Center at Holtsville are also popular local spots.

St. James Transportation

Air transportation is available from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport.

St. James Higher Education

Suffolk County Community College- Ammerman Campus, Saint Joseph's College- Suffolk Campus and Dowling College offer facilities for higher education.

High Points

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

Category	Trophy
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 7%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 10%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 10%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 13%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 15%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 15%

Comparative Profile of St. James, NY

Comparing St James 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
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity
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
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

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
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	8 miles NE of Brentwood, New York (center to center)
Nearest Large City	44 miles E of New York, New York
County	Suffolk
Standard Zip Codes	11780
Phone Area Codes	631
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.879
Longitude	-73.156

Station	ISLIP LI MACARTHUR AP
Distance	6.2 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	9.9 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	BRIDGEPORT SIKORSKY AP
Distance	19.9 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	13,268	100%
Male	6,225	46.9%
Female	7,043	53.1%
Under 18	3,433	25.9%
18+	9,835	74.1%
65+	2,408	18.1%
Median Age	39.1
Average Family Size	3.27
White	12,918	97.4%
African-American	36	0.3%
Asian	164	1.2%
American Indian & Alaskan	7	0.1%
Other	73	0.6%
Mixed Race	69	0.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	458	3.5%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	33%
Irish	22.2%
German	11.5%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.4%
Polish	3.9%
English	3.6%
US/American	3.6%
Norwegian	2.2%
Russian	1.5%
Austrian	1.2%
Swedish	1%
Scotch-Irish	0.8%
Hungarian	0.7%
French (except Basque)	0.6%
Scottish	0.6%
European	0.6%
Ukrainian	0.5%
Greek	0.5%
British	0.5%
Portuguese	0.4%
Danish	0.4%
Dutch	0.4%
French Canadian	0.4%
Eastern European	0.4%
Haitian	0.3%
Turkish	0.3%
Czech	0.3%
Lithuanian	0.2%
Northern European	0.2%
Celtic	0.2%
Yugoslavian	0.2%
Romanian	0.2%
Slavic	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%
Maltese	0.2%
Finnish	0.2%
Slovak	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
St. James	13,268	$82,291
Head	1,447	$129,157
Lake Grove	10,250	$73,065
Nesconset	11,992	$89,127
Nissequogue	1,543	$157,973
Smithtown	26,901	$88,235
Stony Brook	13,727	$95,567

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