East Farmingdale is a
hamlet
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and a
census-designated place
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(CDP) located in the
Town of Babylon in
Suffolk County, on the
South Shore of
Long Island
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, in
New York
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, United States. The population was 6,617 at the time of the 2020 census.
In the past, some or all East Farmingdale was proposed to become part of the never-realized Incorporated Village of Half Hollow Hills.
History
Around 2001, East Farmingdale and its neighbors
Dix Hills,
Melville, and
Wheatley Heights (all partially or wholly within the
Half Hollow Hills Central School District) proposed incorporating as a single village called the Incorporated Village of Half Hollow Hills.
These plans failed and, as such, each remain unincorporated hamlets to this day.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.35%, is water.
East Farmingdale is bordered to the west by
South Farmingdale, the village of
Farmingdale, to the north
Melville, and to the northwest by
Old Bethpage, to the east by
Wyandanch and
West Babylon, to the southeast by
North Lindenhurst, and to the south by
North Amityville.
Demographics
As of the
2010 Census, there were 6,484 people and 2,002 households, with 3.00 persons per household. The
population density
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was 1,137.5 per square mile (438.1 per km
2).
There were 2,114 housing units, of which 68.7% were owner-occupied. 5.3% of housing units were vacant and 31.3% of occupied housing units were occupied by renters.
The racial makeup of the CDP was 71.6%
White
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, 12.5%
African American
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, 0.2%
Native American, 5.1%
Asian, 0.1%
Pacific Islander
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, 7.4% from
other races, and 3.1% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 20.9% of the population. The CDP was 59.8% non-Hispanic White.
There were 2,002 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were headed by
married couples
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living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.55.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 15.3% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.6 years.
For the period 2007–2011, an estimated 86.4% of the population had lived in the same house 1 year and over. 20.8% of the population were foreign-born, and 27.5% of residents at least 5 years old spoke a language other than English at home.
Over the period 2007-2011, 85.0% of residents at least 25 years old had graduated high school, and 26.9% of residents at least 25 years old had a bachelor's degree or higher.
[ The mean travel time to work for workers aged 16 and over was 28.2 minutes.]per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the CDP was $30,723. 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line.[ 26.4% of the housing units in the community were in multi-unit structures, and the median value of owner-occupied housing units was $423,200.]
Education
K-12 education
The portion of East Farmingdale north of Conklin Street is all within the Half Hollow Hills Central School District.
Higher education
East Farmingdale is home to Farmingdale State College
The State University of New York at Farmingdale (Farmingdale State College or SUNY Farmingdale) is a public college in East Farmingdale, New York, United States. It is part of the State University of New York. The college was chartered in 1912 a ...
.
Local attractions
New York State Route 110 (Broad Hollow Road) is one of the largest business corridors on Long Island, and many Long Island companies are based in East Farmingdale.
References
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Babylon (town), New York
Census-designated places in New York (state)
Hamlets in New York (state)
Census-designated places in Suffolk County, New York
Hamlets in Suffolk County, New York