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Melville, NY
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Melville profile


Living in Melville



Melville is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 19,284 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Melville is the 93rd largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Melville was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Melville economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Melville, where the median household income is $117,472.00.

Melville home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Melville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

A relatively large number of people in Melville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.79% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

In addition, Melville 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.

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

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Melville, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Melville is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.97% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Melville in 2018 was $68,625, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $274,500 for a family of four.

Melville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Melville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Melville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Melville include Italian, Irish, German, Greek, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Melville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.