Amityville 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 9,577 people and five associated neighborhoods, Amityville is the 194th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Amityville 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.

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

Of important note, Amityville is also a village of artists. Amityville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Amityville’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.61% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the nice things about Amityville is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

In Amityville, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Amityville is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

The education level of Amityville ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Amityville, 41.04% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Amityville in 2022 was $56,943, 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 $227,772 for a family of four. However, Amityville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Amityville is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Amityville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Amityville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Amityville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.84% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Amityville include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Amityville's cultural character, accounting for 15.98% of the village’s population.

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