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Wyandanch, NY
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Wyandanch profile


Living in Wyandanch


Wyandanch is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 12,990 people and five associated neighborhoods, Wyandanch is the 150th largest community in New York.

Wyandanch home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Wyandanch real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.57% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 Wyandanch, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.57 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.

Despite being a small town, Wyandanch has a lot of people using taxis to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on taxis are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The population of Wyandanch 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: 37.63% of adults in Wyandanch have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Wyandanch in 2022 was $46,704, which is upper middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $186,816 for a family of four. However, Wyandanch contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wyandanch is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wyandanch home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wyandanch residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Wyandanch also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.10% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wyandanch include Italian, Irish, Jamaican, German, and Haitian.

Wyandanch also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.30%.

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