Seaford is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New York. With a population of 15,791 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Seaford is the 130th largest community in New York.

Seaford is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Seaford is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Seaford who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.10%), management occupations (11.39%), and sales jobs (11.17%).

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

In addition, Seaford is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Seaford is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Seaford really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Seaford perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Seaford are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

In Seaford, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.62 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Seaford doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Seaford Information and Demographics

The education level of Seaford citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 31.09% of adults in Seaford have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Seaford in 2000 was $29,244, 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 $116,976 for a family of four. However, Seaford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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