|
Population (year 2000): 6,668
Males: 3,336 (50.0%), Females: 3,332 (50.0%)
Suffolk County
Zip code:
11792
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $63,938 (year 2000)
Median house value: $197,500 (year 2000)
Races in Wading River:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.5%)
- Hispanic (3.7%)
- Black (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: Irish (31.9%), Italian (28.1%),
German (26.6%), Polish (9.6%), English (7.2%), Scottish (2.9%).
Elevation: 93 feet
Land area: 9.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wading River
- High school or higher: 91.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 15.9%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wading River CDP
- Never married: 19.8%
- Now married: 65.7%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 4.7%
- Divorced: 7.7%
4.8% Foreign born (2.7% Europe, 0.8% Asia, 0.7%
Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wading River:
- CENTRAL SUFFOLK HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; RIVERHEAD,
NY)
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SUNY STONY
BROOK, NY)
- JOHN T MATHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
PORT JEFFERSON, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wading River:
- TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 21 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; ID:
HVN)
- LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 23 miles; ISLIP, NY;
ID: ISP)
- IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 25 miles;
BRIDGEPORT, CT; ID: BDR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wading River:
- BROOKHAVEN (about 10 miles; SHIRLEY, NY; ID: HWV)
- LUFKER (about 11 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; ID: O00)
- SPADARO (about 12 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; ID: 1N2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wading River:
- SUNY AT STONY BROOK (about 14 miles; STONY BROOK,
NY; Full-time enrollment: 16,829)
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS
(about 16 miles; SELDEN, NY; FT enrollment: 6,992)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 18
miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,617)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 24 miles; WEST HAVEN,
CT; FT enrollment: 3,081)
- DOWLING COLLEGE (about 26 miles; OAKDALE, NY; FT
enrollment: 3,747)
- GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; NEW
HAVEN, CT; FT enrollment: 2,100)
- SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28
miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; FT enrollment: 8,808)
Public primary/middle schools in Wading River:
- WADING RIVER SCHOOL (Students: 427; Location:
1900 WADNG RVR MNR RD; Grades: 01 - 05)
- LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL (Students: 97; Location:
2460 N WADNG RIVR RD; Grades: 03 - 10)
|
