In terms of college education, Central Islip is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.61% of adults 25 and older in Central Islip have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Central Islip in 2018 was $33,138, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,552 for a family of four. However, Central Islip contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Central Islip is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Central Islip home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Central Islip, accounting for 59.64% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Central Islip residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Central Islip include Italian, Irish, German, Haitian, and Jamaican.
Central Islip also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 35.03%.
The most common language spoken in Central Islip is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French Creole.
