North Amityville, New York Explained

Official Name:North Amityville, New York
Settlement Type:Hamlet and Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New York
Pushpin Label:North Amityville, New York
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption: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 Km2:6.10
Area Land Km2:6.10
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:2.36
Area Land Sq Mi:2.36
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:18643
Population Density Km2:3054.34
Population Density Sq Mi:7909.63
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:10
Elevation Ft:33
Coordinates:40.7003°N -73.4128°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:11701, 11726
Area Code:631
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:36-51396
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0958665
Unit Pref:Imperial
Subdivision Name3:Babylon
Subdivision Type3:Town

North Amityville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York. The population was 18,643 at the 2020 Census.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.1km2, all land.[3] [4]

North Amityville is bordered by the hamlet of East Massapequa (in Nassau County) to the west, the hamlet of East Farmingdale to the north, the hamlet of North Lindenhurst to the southeast, the Village of Lindenhurst to the southeast, and the Village of Amityville and the hamlet of Copiague to the south.[5]

Demographics

2020 census

North Amityville CDP, New York – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2010[6] !Pop 2020[7] !% 2010!% 2020
White alone (NH)1,9071,67810.68%9.00%
Black or African American alone (NH)10,0768,83456.41%47.39%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)1301230.73%0.66%
Asian alone (NH)1672800.93%1.50%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)9100.05%0.05%
Some Other Race alone (NH)702230.39%1.20%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)4105962.30%3.20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,0936,89928.51%37.01%
Total17,86218,643100.00%100.00%

2010 Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 17,862 people, and 5,289 households with an average of 3.26 persons per household residing in the hamlet. The population density was . The racial makeup of the CDP was 35.8% African American, 27.5% White, 1.4% Native American, 11.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 12.8% from other races, and 6.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 34.7% 6,237 of the population.

The population in North Amityville was 7.0% under the age of 5, 27.0% under the age of 18, and 12.2% over the age of 65. Females make up 53.9% of the population.

There were 5,636 housing units, of which 25.8% were in multi-unit structures. The homeownership rate was 62.3%. The median value of owner-occupied housing units was $339,100. 5.4% of housing units were vacant and 39.4% of occupied housing units were occupied by renters.

The median income for a household in the hamlet was $90,502. 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line.

Education

North Amityville is served by three public school districts. Most residents are within the confines of the Copiague Union Free School District, while other portions are within the Amityville Union Free School District and the Farmingdale Union Free School District. As such, children who reside within North Amityville and attend public schools will go to school in one of these three districts, depending on where in the hamlet they live.

Transportation

The Long Island Rail Road does not have a branch in North Amityville. Instead, residents are near the Copiague (LIRR station) & the Amityville (LIRR station). Several Suffolk County Transit routes also serve North Amityville.

Landmark

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: North Amityville CDP, New York. United States Census Bureau. February 23, 2021.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): North Amityville CDP, New York. https://archive.today/20200212190333/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3651396. dead. 2020-02-12. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. 2013-01-04.
  4. Web site: 2011-02-12. US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23.
  5. Web site: Long Island Index: Interactive Map. 2021-08-27. www.longislandindexmaps.org.
  6. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - North Amityville CDP, New York. United States Census Bureau.
  7. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - North Amityville CDP, New York. United States Census Bureau.