Overall, Moriches’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Moriches 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.
One downside of living in Moriches is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Moriches, the average commute to work is 33.80 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
In Moriches, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Moriches is a relatively small town. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The population of Moriches is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.69% of adults in Moriches have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Moriches in 2022 was $43,757, 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 $175,028 for a family of four. However, Moriches contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Moriches is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Moriches home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Moriches residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Moriches include Italian, Irish, German, Swedish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Moriches is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
