In Middle Island, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.45 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The education level of Middle Island citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.94% of adults in Middle Island have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Middle Island in 2022 was $44,163, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $176,652 for a family of four. However, Middle Island contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Middle Island is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Middle Island home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Middle Island residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Middle Island also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.15% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Middle Island include Italian, German, Irish, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Middle Island is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
