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Population (year 2000): 26,024
Males: 12,894  (49.5%)
Females: 13,130  (50.5%)

Suffolk County

Median resident age:  39.0 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 11746.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $123,000 (it was $104,160 in 2000)
Dix Hills  $123,000
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $859,600 (it was $386,100 in 2000)
Dix Hills  $859,600
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Dix Hills:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.9%)
  • Hispanic (3.8%)
  • Black (3.3%)
  • Asian Indian (2.6%)
  • Chinese (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Korean (1.1%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)
  • Filipino (0.6%)

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Ancestries: Italian (28.3%), Irish (13.7%), German (11.1%), Russian (8.3%), Polish (6.1%), United States (4.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 15.9 square miles.

Population density: 1632 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Dix Hills

  • High school or higher: 93.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 26.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 35.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dix Hills CDP

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 70.1%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 4.3%
  • Divorced: 3.5%

3,717 residents are foreign born (5.9% Asia, 5.4% Europe, 2.5% Latin America).

This place:  14.3%
New York:  20.4%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Dix Hills, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Dix Hills to the number of sex offenders is 13012 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Dix Hills:  2.1% ($8,076)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, NY (4.7 miles , pop. 195,289).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Babylon, NY (6.1 miles , pop. 211,792).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (33.9 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: Deer Park, NY (2.5 miles ), Wheatley Heights, NY (3.2 miles ), Elwood, NY (3.4 miles ), Wyandanch, NY (4.1 miles ), Baywood, NY (4.3 miles ), North Babylon, NY (4.6 miles ), Huntington, NY (4.7 miles ), Greenlawn, NY (4.8 miles ).

Latitude: 40.80 N, Longitude: 73.33 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -5,730 (-22.0%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,340 (11.0%)


People in group quarters in Dix Hills
  • 57 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 43 people in religious group quarters
  • 42 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 25 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 18 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 16 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Area code commonly used in this area: 631

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Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (2%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (5%)
  • Lawyers (5%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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Dix Hills-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 53% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 46.1 miles away from the Dix Hills place 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 11.8 miles away from the place center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near Dix Hills:
  • GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; WEST ISLIP, NY)
  • PILGRIM STATE HOSP (about 7 miles; WEST BRENTWOOD, NY)
  • HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; HUNTINGTON, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Dix Hills, NY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dix Hills:
  • REPUBLIC (about 8 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; ID: FRG)
  • LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 17 miles; ISLIP, NY; ID: ISP)
  • IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 29 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; ID: BDR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dix Hills:
  • BAYPORT AERODROME (about 20 miles; BAYPORT, NY; ID: 23N)
  • SANDS POINT (about 26 miles; PORT WASHINGTON, NY; ID: 7N3)
  • WESTCHESTER COUNTY (about 32 miles; WHITE PLAINS, NY; ID: HPN)

College/University in Dix Hills:
  • FIVE TOWNS COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 880; Location: 305 N SERVICE RD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.fivetowns.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dix Hills:
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 7 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,485)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 9 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,831)
  • DOWLING COLLEGE (about 15 miles; OAKDALE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,747)
  • HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY; FT enrollment: 10,842)
  • NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about 19 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 4,459)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT OLD WESTBURY (about 19 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,594)
  • LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-C W POST CAMPUS (about 21 miles; BROOKVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 6,605)
Public high schools in Dix Hills:
Private high school in Dix Hills:
  • MADONNA HEIGHTS SERVICES (Students: 64; Location: 151 BURRS LA; Grades: 7 - 12; Girls only)
Public elementary/middle schools in Dix Hills:
Library in Dix Hills:
  • HALF HOLLOW HILLS COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,880,947; Location: 55 VANDERBILT PARKWAY; 333,514 books; 13,937 audio materials; 10,285 video materials; 1,107 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • How do you get to Dix hills NY by LIRR from Penn Station NY?

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Parks in Dix Hills include: Dix Hills Park (1), Caledonia Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Dix Hills and their reported violations in the past:

IROQUOIS SPRINGS/CAMP SEQUOIA INC (Population served: 380, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This place:  3.3 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  91.0%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.0%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.9%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.7%
Whole state:  7.4%

Dix Hills compared to New York state average:
  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in Dix Hills (2007 data):
  • Bank of America, National Association: Dix Hills Branch at 709 Old Country Road, branch established on 1974-03-25. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Suffolk County New York:




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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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dix Hills:
  • WGSM (740 AM; 25 kW; HUNTINGTON, NY; Owner: K RADIO LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLIE (540 AM; 3 kW; ISLIP, NY; Owner: LONG ISLAND MULTIMEDIA, LLC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WHLI (1100 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HEMPSTEAD, NY)
  • WQEW (1560 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WNYG (1440 AM; 1 kW; BABYLON, NY; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dix Hills:
  • WBAB (102.3 FM; BABYLON, NY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W217AF (91.3 FM; HUNTINGTON STATION, NY; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WMJC (94.3 FM; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: IW LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY)
  • WBZO (103.1 FM; BAY SHORE, NY; Owner: MID-ISLAND BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFRS (88.9 FM; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WALK-FM (97.5 FM; PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WKWZ (88.5 FM; SYOSSET, NY; Owner: SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • WPOB (88.5 FM; PLAINVIEW, NY; Owner: PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE CENT SCH DIST)
  • WUSB (90.1 FM; STONY BROOK, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WXBA (88.1 FM; BRENTWOOD, NY; Owner: BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)
  • WPLJ (95.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPLJ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WBLI (106.1 FM; PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WCAA (105.9 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP. ("WADO"))
  • WBAI (99.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WBLS (107.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
  • WLTW (106.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
  • WQXR-FM (96.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Dix Hills:
  • WLIW (Channel 21; GARDEN CITY, NY; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
  • WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
  • WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • W27CB (Channel 27; HEMPSTEAD, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)
  • WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WFTY (Channel 67; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WKOB-LP (Channel 53; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WKOB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEBR-CA (Channel 17; MANHATTAN, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)
  • WRNN-LP (Channel 57; NYACK, NY; Owner: LP NYACK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLNY (Channel 55; RIVERHEAD, NY; Owner: WLNY-TV, INC.)
  • W60AI (Channel 60; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W38CL (Channel 38; BRONX, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WPXU-LP (Channel 38; AMITYVILLE, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WLIG-LP (Channel 54; MINEOLA, NY; Owner: WLNY-TV, INC.)

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