North Babylon is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 17,927 people and four associated neighborhoods, North Babylon is the 106th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in North Babylon 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.

Also of interest is that North Babylon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.79% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One downside of living in North Babylon, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.63 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

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

The citizens of North Babylon are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.54% of adults in North Babylon have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in North Babylon in 2022 was $51,210, 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 $204,840 for a family of four.

North Babylon is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call North Babylon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Babylon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. North Babylon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.27% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in North Babylon include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in North Babylon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.