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New York·Suffolk County
5 tracts·17K people·$542K median·3,656/mi²
White 68 · Hispanic 21 · Asian 5 · Black 3 · Multiracial 2 · Other 0
Married couple 57 · Living alone 23 · Other 20
Health 27 · Public admin 21 · Leisure 14 · Professional 13 · Retail 10 · Manufacturing 9 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 44 · Sales · office 25 · Service 12 · Construction · maintenance 10 · Production · transport 8
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 14 · Work from home 10 · Transit 3 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Islip is $542,200 (Census ACS) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Islip has 17,362 residents across 5 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 43.9; the population is 68.3% White, 20.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% Asian, 3.1% Black, 2.1% Multiracial and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.9 people; 34.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.7% (Census ACS).
MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (49%) and COMMACK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (36%) lead the elementary schools; ISLIP MIDDLE SCHOOL is the middle school with reported scores (32%); ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL is the high school with reported scores (81%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,235/month, 42% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Islip is $120,909 a year, 41% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Islip, median rent is $2,235/month and the median home value is $542,200 (Census ACS).
Islip reported 0.5 violent crimes and 5.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Suffolk County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 111 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 47 inches; snowfall averages 32 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Islip are winter weather (68), earthquake (51) and ice storm (50), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Islip, 1.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).