Copiague is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 23,429 people and six associated neighborhoods, Copiague is the 74th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Copiague 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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.80% 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.

Copiague 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 Copiague, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.03 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.

For the size of the town, public transportation in Copiague is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Copiague, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The overall education level of Copiague is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.86% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Copiague in 2022 was $43,274, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $173,096 for a family of four. However, Copiague contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Copiague is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Copiague 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 Copiague, accounting for 44.00% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Copiague residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Copiague include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

In addition, Copiague has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (28.09%).

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