| Official Name: | Islip Terrace, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet and census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New York Long Island#New York |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Label: | Islip Terrace |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location on Long Island##Location within the state of New York |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Suffolk |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.30 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.30 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.27 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.27 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 5323 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1613.78 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 4178.18 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 23 |
| Coordinates: | 40.7486°N -73.1864°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 11752 |
| Area Code: | 631, 934 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-38022 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0953844 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Islip |
| Area Code Type: | Area codes |
| Other Name: | Germantown, New York |
Islip Terrace (formerly known as Germantown) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 5,323 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]
In 1914, a New York City real estate agent developed houses in the woods between East Islip and Central Islip State Hospital. Many who worked in the hospital lived here. The hamlet was originally called Germantown to attract people of German origin, but was renamed Islip Terrace because of German involvement in World War I.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.5km2, all land.[3]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 5,641 people, 1,755 households, and 1,463 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3985.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,784 housing units at an average density of 1260.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.82% White, 0.50% African American, 0.04% Native American, 1.49% Asian, 1.08% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.61% of the population.
There were 1,755 households, out of which 43.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 3.51.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $66,644, and the median income for a family was $69,389. Males had a median income of $51,036 versus $30,714 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,269. About 1.7% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.
Islip Terrace, in its entirety, is served by the East Islip Union Free School District.[5] As such, all children who reside within Islip Terrace and attend public schools go to East Islip's schools.
Additionally, East Islip High School is located within the hamlet.
East Islip High School serves the hamlets of East Islip, Great River and Islip Terrace. The public high school, which is the home of the Redmen athletic teams, serves approximately 2,000 students from grades 9–12. The school has achieved acclaim through a remarkably successful athletic program including football, bowling, baseball, softball and lacrosse. Football (most notable for the 2007 championship season), baseball, softball and bowling all regularly hold a spot in top Long Island ranks, and the boys lacrosse program has achieved national recognition.
Beaver Dam Park is located within Islip Terrace.
Major roads within the hamlet of Islip Terrace are:
Islip Terrace is approximately 6miles from Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma.
No railroad lines run through Islip Terrace. The closest stations to the hamlet are the 1897-established Great River Station along the Long Island Rail Road Montauk Branch, originally built by the South Side Railroad of Long Island until 1876. and the nearby 1868-built Islip Station which is also on the Montauk Branch of the railroad.
There are many bus stops in Islip Terrace, mostly along branches of the 3C. Buses are operated and maintained by the local Suffolk Transportation Service, Inc.