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New York·Suffolk County
6 tracts·24K people·$425K median·2,143/mi²
White 55 · Hispanic 30 · Black 7 · Asian 4 · Multiracial 3 · Other 0
Married couple 57 · Other 26 · Living alone 17
Manufacturing 31 · Retail 28 · Leisure 14 · Professional 12 · Health 11 · Public admin 0 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Sales · office 20 · Service 19 · Construction · maintenance 15 · Production · transport 10
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 24 · Work from home 7 · Transit 2 · 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 Shirley is $424,900 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Shirley has 28,375 residents across 5 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.3; the population is 54.8% White, 30.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% Black, 4.2% Asian, 3.1% Multiracial and 0.2% Other; the average household has 3.3 people; 18.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.5% (Census ACS).
NATHANIEL WOODHULL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (40%), TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (40%) and WILLIAM FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (40%) lead the elementary schools; WILLIAM PACA MIDDLE SCHOOL is the middle school with reported scores (32%); WILLIAM FLOYD HIGH SCHOOL is the high school with reported scores (54%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,056/month, 30% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Shirley is $112,788 a year, 31% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Shirley, median rent is $2,056/month and the median home value is $424,900 (Census ACS).
Shirley 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 27°F; there are 101 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 47 inches; snowfall averages 21 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Shirley are wildfire (71), winter weather (64) and earthquake (60), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Shirley, 0.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).