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Population (year 2000): 211,792. Estimated
population in July 2005: 216,230 (+2.1% change)
Males: 102,079 (48.2%), Females: 109,713 (51.8%)
Suffolk County
Zip code:
11702
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $60,064 (year 2000)
Median house value: $167,600 (year 2000)
Races in Babylon:
- White Non-Hispanic (70.9%)
- Black (15.6%)
- Hispanic (10.0%)
- Other race (3.4%)
- Two or more races (2.5%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (30.2%), Irish (20.5%),
German (15.0%), Polish (5.4%), English (3.9%), West Indian
(2.9%).
Elevation: 5 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Babylon
- High school or higher: 82.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Babylon town
- Never married: 27.8%
- Now married: 54.4%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 7.9%
- Divorced: 7.3%
13.1% Foreign born (6.8% Latin America, 4.3%
Europe, 1.6% Asia).
Hospitals/medical centers near Babylon:
- GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; WEST ISLIP,
NY)
- SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; BAY SHORE, NY)
- BRUNSWICK HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; AMITYVILLE, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Babylon:
- REPUBLIC (about 6 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; ID: FRG)
- LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 17 miles; ISLIP, NY;
ID: ISP)
- JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (about 31 miles; NEW YORK, NY;
ID: JFK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Babylon:
- BAYPORT AERODROME (about 20 miles; BAYPORT, NY; ID:
23N)
- SANDS POINT (about 28 miles; PORT WASHINGTON, NY;
ID: 7N3)
- EVERS (about 34 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: 6N6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Babylon:
- SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 9
miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,831)
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS
(about 9 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; FT enrollment: 3,485)
- DOWLING COLLEGE (about 15 miles; OAKDALE, NY; FT
enrollment: 3,747)
- HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY;
FT enrollment: 10,842)
- NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about
20 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 4,459)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT OLD WESTBURY (about 20 miles; OLD
WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,594)
- NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; GARDEN
CITY, NY; FT enrollment: 13,710)
Public high school in Babylon:
- BABYLON JSHS (Students: 956; Location: 50
RAILROAD AVE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Babylon:
- BABYLON MEMORIAL GS (Students: 604; Location:
169 PARK AVE; Grades: 03 - 06)
- BABYLON ES (Students: 449; Location: 171
RALPH AVE; Grades: KG - 02)
Private primary/middle school in Babylon:
- BABYLON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 277;
Location: 79 EAST MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 4)
Library in Babylon:
- BABYLON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,259,328; Location: 24 SOUTH CARLL AVENUE; 62,054
books; 2,544 audio materials; 2,731 video materials; 698
serial subscriptions)
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