Babylon, New York

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Back to Babylon, NY housing info, Suffolk County, New York, NY smaller cities, NY small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this village and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Babylon, NY Suffolk County Population in July 2008: 12,760. Population change since 2000: +1.1%   Males: 6,168   (48.3%) Females: 6,592   (51.7%) Median resident age:   37.7 years New York median age:   35.9 years Zip codes: 11702. Estimated median household income in 2008: $91,430 (it was $69,767 in 2000) Babylon:   $91,430 New York:   $56,033 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $41,000 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $490,064 (it was $207,300 in 2000) Babylon:   $490,064 New York:   $318,900 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $532,342; Detached houses: $549,422; Townhouses or other attached units: $369,741; In 2-unit structures: $439,563; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $431,709; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $483,570; Mobile homes: $134,500 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 11702 Babylon, NY residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: Hoffman Brothers natural tile and stone restoration Sea Services Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   Races in Babylon: White Non-Hispanic (89.1%) Hispanic (5.1%) Black (2.7%) Two or more races (1.8%) Other race (1.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Babylon: 148.5 (very high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Babylon, New York on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Babylon is mentioned 2,723 times on our forum: North Babylon School District  (64 replies) Dear Park or Babylon  (59 replies) West Babylon?  (121 replies) Best/Worst about Babylon  (3 replies) West Babylon or Lindenhurst?  (28 replies) tell me about your commute from Babylon Village to Manhattan  (19 replies) Latest news from Babylon, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Irish (30.7%), Italian (30.1%), German (22.8%), English (7.7%), Polish (4.7%), United States (2.8%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated in 1893 Elevation: 5 feet Land area: 2.41 square miles. Population density: 5287 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 40.69 N, Longitude: 73.33 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -615 (-4.9%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 812 (13.2%)

Area code: 631

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Average climate in Babylon, New York

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Babylon-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 43% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 48.3 miles away from the Babylon village center injured 40 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 9/18/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 6.5 miles away from the village center .

Babylon-area historical earthquake activity is below New York state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 93.4 miles away from Babylon center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 29.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 57.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Birthplace of: Chris Wingert - Major League Soccer player (Columbus, born: Jun 16, 1982).

Political contributions by individuals in Babylon, NY

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Lakes: Southards Pond (A), Hawleys Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Carlls River (A), Fosters Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Tourist attractions: Babylon Town - Bathing Beaches- Overlook Beach Manager OFC (Recreation Areas; Ocean Parkway), Babylon Town - Bathing Beaches- Cedar Beach Manager OFC (Recreation Areas; Ocean Parkway), Babylon Town - Bathing Beaches- Cedar Beach Golf Course (Recreation Areas; Ocean Parkway), Babylon Town - Bathing Beaches- Cedar Beach Marina Manager OFC (Recreation Areas; Ocean Parkway).

Average household size:

This village:	2.7 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	73.0%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	4.4%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This village:	4.1%
Whole state:	14.6%

This village:	2.7%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Babylon, NY

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Here		68.0%
USA		50.2%

3.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($63,288 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.51%
New York average:	5.41%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($407 average AGI)

Suffolk County:	0.09%
New York average:	0.24%

from Nassau County, NY	1.20% ($70,321 average AGI)
from Queens County, NY	0.53% ($55,872)
from Kings County, NY	0.22% ($49,055)

4.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($59,091 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.63%
New York average:	6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($566 average AGI)

Suffolk County:	0.05%
New York average:	0.10%

to Nassau County, NY	0.69% ($62,846 average AGI)
to Queens County, NY	0.32% ($44,140)
to New York County, NY	0.23% ($98,372)

• Edward G Roach, 928 Long Island Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 33.5 m, Overall height: 36.6 m
  Registrant: Sba Properties, Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
• Edward G Roach, Suffolk County, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Overall height: 57.9 m
  Registrant: Sba Properties, Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
• JOY MOONEY, West Gilgo Beach, Type: Pole, Structure height: 38.1 m, Overall height: 38.1 m
  Registrant: East End Wireless Inc, 99 West Main St, East Islip, NY 11730, Phone: (631) 581-8105

• Aircraft: PIPER J3L-65 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-145B SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 26090 , Serial Number: 4043, Year manufactured: 1939
  Registrant (Individual): Lyle E Ellinger, 382 Cadman Ave, Babylon, NY 11702
• Aircraft: EARLEY DENNIS QUICKSILVER MX (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
  N-Number: 44728 , Serial Number: 1509
  Registrant (Individual): Dennis Earley, 19 Bayview Ave, Babylon, NY 11702
• Aircraft: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 468JP , Serial Number: 1261, Year manufactured: 2002, Airworthiness Date: 10/01/2002
  Registrant (Individual): John Dolan, 69 Prospect St, Babylon, NY 11702
• Aircraft: HARSHBARGER WICHAWK (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 85 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
  N-Number: 48CH , Serial Number: 48
  Registrant (Individual): Cloyd N Harshbarger, 54 Andrea Place, W Babylon, NY 11704
• Aircraft: CESSNA 172M (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
  N-Number: 80128 , Serial Number: 17266389, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 12/11/1975
  Registrant (Individual): William I Gonzalez, 251 Livingston Ave, Babylon, NY 11702

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