Shirley 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. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
One downside of living in Shirley is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Shirley, the average commute to work is 33.05 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
In terms of college education, Shirley is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.93% of adults 25 and older in Shirley have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Shirley in 2022 was $49,162, 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 $196,648 for a family of four. However, Shirley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Shirley is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Shirley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shirley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Shirley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.44% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Shirley include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.
Shirley also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.02%.
The most common language spoken in Shirley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
