Uniondale is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 32,473 people and six associated neighborhoods, Uniondale is the 39th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Uniondale 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.

A relatively large number of people in Uniondale telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.65% 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.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Uniondale, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Uniondale provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

In Uniondale, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.37 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

For the size of the town, public transportation in Uniondale is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Uniondale, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The percentage of people in Uniondale who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.28% of adults in Uniondale have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Uniondale in 2022 was $41,562, 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 $166,248 for a family of four. However, Uniondale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Uniondale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Uniondale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Uniondale, accounting for 39.39% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Uniondale residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Uniondale include Jamaican, Haitian, Italian, Irish, and Polish.

Uniondale also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 35.18%.

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