East Hills is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,871 people and two constituent neighborhoods, East Hills is the 298th largest community in New York.

East Hills is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 96.74% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, East Hills is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Hills who work in sales jobs (20.42%), healthcare (16.03%), and management occupations (15.56%).

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

In addition, East Hills is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

East Hills is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The village's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, East Hills's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In East Hills, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.76 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small village, East Hills does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

East Hills Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, East Hills is a pretty powerful place. 73.33% of the adults in East Hills have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in East Hills in 2000 was $59,297, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $237,188 for a family of four. However, East Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call East Hills home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in East Hills is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in East Hills include Russian, Polish, Italian, Eastern European, Iranian, Irish, and German.

The languages spoken by people in East Hills are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in East Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Persian, Chinese, and Hebrew.