Huntington Station is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 29,968 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Huntington Station is the 44th largest community in New York.

Huntington Station is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Huntington Station is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Huntington Station who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.68%), sales jobs (12.92%), and management occupations (7.75%).

In addition, Huntington Station 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, Huntington Station is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Huntington Station 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, Huntington Station has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Huntington Station's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Huntington Station use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Huntington Station's citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Huntington Station Information and Demographics

The education level of Huntington Station citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 27.87% of adults in Huntington Station have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Huntington Station in 2000 was $23,689, which is upper middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,756 for a family of four.

Huntington Station is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Huntington Station home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Huntington Station is White, followed by African-American. Huntington Station also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.42% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Huntington Station include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Huntington Station's cultural character, accounting for 20.87% of the town's population.

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