Center Moriches, NY real estate and demographic information

About Center Moriches

Center Moriches is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 7,608 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Center Moriches is the 234th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Center Moriches 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.

Center Moriches is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Center Moriches is a town of sales and office workers, professionals and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Center Moriches who work in office and administrative support (14.77%), management occupations (12.79%) and sales jobs (11.18%).

In addition, Center Moriches is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Center Moriches is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Center Moriches a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Center Moriches has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Center Moriches’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Center 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. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Center Moriches Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Center Moriches who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.86% of adults in Center Moriches have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Center Moriches in 2010 was $36,374, 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 $145,496 for a family of four.

The people who call Center Moriches home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Center Moriches residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Center Moriches also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.24% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Center Moriches include Italian, Irish, German, English and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Center Moriches is English. Some people also speak Spanish.