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Patchogue, NY
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Patchogue profile


Living in Patchogue



Patchogue is a somewhat small coastal village (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 12,344 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, Patchogue is the 154th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Patchogue 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.

Patchogue 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.

In Patchogue, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.42 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.

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

The education level of Patchogue citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.62% of adults in Patchogue have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Patchogue in 2018 was $56,467, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $225,868 for a family of four. However, Patchogue contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Patchogue is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Patchogue home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Patchogue residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Patchogue also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.18% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Patchogue include Italian, German, Irish, English, and European.

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