Uniondale is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 32,473 people and six associated neighborhoods, Uniondale is the 39th largest community in New York.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.77% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Uniondale, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Uniondale provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

In Uniondale, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.44 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.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Uniondale is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Uniondale area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The percentage of people in Uniondale who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.89% of adults in Uniondale have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Uniondale in 2022 was $35,429, 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 $141,716 for a family of four. However, Uniondale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Uniondale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Uniondale 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 Uniondale, accounting for 40.32% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Uniondale residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Uniondale include Jamaican, Haitian, Italian, Irish, and German.

In addition, Uniondale has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (35.73%).

The most common language spoken in Uniondale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.