Mastic Beach 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 Mastic Beach is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Mastic Beach, the average commute to work is 35.96 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The percentage of adults in Mastic Beach who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.23% of the adults in Mastic Beach have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Mastic Beach in 2018 was $37,060, 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 $148,240 for a family of four. However, Mastic Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Mastic Beach is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mastic Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mastic Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Mastic Beach also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.65% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mastic Beach include Italian, Irish, German, French, and African.
The most common language spoken in Mastic Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
