Amityville is a somewhat small coastal village (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 9,718 people and five associated neighborhoods, Amityville is the 194th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Amityville are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

Of important note, Amityville is also a village of artists. Amityville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Amityville’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Amityville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.60% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Amityville is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

In Amityville, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Amityville is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Amityville is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.68% of adults in Amityville have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Amityville in 2022 was $59,803, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $239,212 for a family of four. However, Amityville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Amityville is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Amityville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Amityville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Amityville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.06% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Amityville include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Amityville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.