Calverton is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,934 people and two associated neighborhoods, Calverton is the 281st largest community in New York.

A relatively large number of people in Calverton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.46% 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Calverton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Calverton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Calverton 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.

The education level of Calverton citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.44% of adults in Calverton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Calverton in 2022 was $40,199, 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 $160,796 for a family of four. However, Calverton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Calverton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Calverton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Calverton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Calverton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.77% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Calverton include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Calverton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.