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Suffolk County

Population in 2010: 292. Population change since 2000: -5.8%
Males: 160  (54.8%)
Females: 132  (45.2%)

Median resident age:  45.8 years
New York median age:  42.4 years

Zip codes: 11782.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $61,333 (it was $73,281 in 2000)
Fire Island:

$61,333
New York:

$54,659
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $39,139

Fire Island CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $374,047 (it was $272,000 in 2000)
Fire Island:

$374,047
New York:

$306,000
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $496,275; Detached houses: $486,124; Townhouses or other attached units: $558,548; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $997,407

Median gross rent in 2009: $596.

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Fire Island races chart
  • White alone - 253 (86.6%)
  • Hispanic - 23 (7.9%)
  • Black alone - 12 (4.1%)
  • Two or more races - 3 (1.0%)
  • Asian alone - 1 (0.3%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Fire Island: 129.1 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (25.8%), German (22.9%), Italian (15.8%), English (9.7%), Russian (9.4%), Scottish (5.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 5 feet

Land area: 8.65 square miles.

Population density: 34 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fire Island:

  • High school or higher: 90.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 17.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fire Island CDP:

  • Never married: 26.5%
  • Now married: 51.2%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 3.8%
  • Divorced: 17.7%

5 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.6%
New York:  20.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $5,000 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $5,179 (1.2%)
Fire Island satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Islip, NY (8.1 miles , pop. 322,612).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (36.7 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: Ocean Beach, NY (1.3 miles) , Saltaire, NY (2.0 miles) , Great River, NY (2.3 miles ), West Sayville, NY (2.4 miles ), Oakdale, NY (2.5 miles ), East Islip, NY (2.5 miles ), Sayville, NY (2.6 miles ), Islip Terrace, NY (2.7 miles ).

Latitude: 40.65 N, Longitude: 73.13 W

Area code: 631

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

8.2%
New York:

8.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Health care and social assistance (33%)
  • Public administration (23%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Retail trade (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Carpenters (13%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (17%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Librarians, curators, and archivists (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)

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Tornado activity:

Fire Island-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 49% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 47.4 miles away from the Fire Island place center injured 40 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 9/18/1973, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 17.1 miles away from the place center .

Earthquake activity:

Fire Island-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 37.3 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 67.0 miles away from Fire Island center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Suffolk County (19) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Hurricanes: 5, Blizzards: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Power Outage: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Other: 2 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Fire Island topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Fire Island:

  • SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 8 miles away; BAY SHORE, NY)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; WEST ISLIP, NY)
  • BROOKHAVEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; PATCHOGUE, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Fire Island, NY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fire Island:

  • Dowling College (about 7 miles; Oakdale, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,927)
  • Saint Josephs College-Suffolk Campus (about 10 miles; Patchogue, NY; FT enrollment: 3,145)
  • Suffolk County Community College (about 14 miles; Selden, NY; FT enrollment: 15,337)
  • Farmingdale State College (about 18 miles; Farmingdale, NY; FT enrollment: 5,019)
  • Stony Brook University (about 19 miles; Stony Brook, NY; FT enrollment: 19,914)
  • SUNY College at Old Westbury (about 26 miles; Old Westbury, NY; FT enrollment: 3,246)
  • Nassau Community College (about 26 miles; Garden City, NY; FT enrollment: 15,358)

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Notable locations in Fire Island: Fire Island Light Station (A), Fire Island Lighthouse Visitors Center (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Fire Island include: Fire Island National Seashore (1), Robert Moses State Park (2), Barrett Beach Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: Atlantique Beach (A), Great South Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Suffolk County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI  CO  SO2 NO2 PM2.5 Ozone 

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 27.2. This is about average.
City:

27.2
U.S.:

32.0
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.112. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.112
U.S.:

0.334
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 3.67. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 12.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

3.67
U.S.:

2.43
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 9.77. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

9.77
U.S.:

9.39
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.01. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.7 miles away from the city center.
City:

8.01
U.S.:

9.59
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 27.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

27.5
U.S.:

28.3


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 5.6%
(6.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.2 people
New York:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  56.5%
Whole state:  64.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.8%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.4% of all households

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Fire Island compared to New York state average:

  • Median household income 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 below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Fire Island travel time to work - commute
Fire Island mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (27%)
  • Wood (25%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Suffolk County New York:


2008 Presidential Election results in Suffolk County New York:
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Religion statistics for Fire Island (based on Suffolk County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 67.97%
Here68.0%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchJewishUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEpiscopal Church
Adherents76.1%10.4%2.3%2.0%1.7%
Congregations14.5%9.6%9.4%5.2%8.0%
NameLutheran ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Muslim EstimateGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaOther
Adherents1.6%1.3%1.3%0.4%3.0%
Congregations3.0%7.4%1.8%1.2%39.8%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 514
Here:

3.40 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

4.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 9
This county:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 217
Suffolk County:

1.44 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 256
This county:

1.69 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 1,232
Suffolk County:

8.15 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

8.82 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Suffolk County:

8.1%
State:

8.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

23.4%
State:

23.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

22.3%
New York:

15.6%

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 Fire Island:

  • WGSM (740 AM; 25 kW; HUNTINGTON, NY; Owner: K RADIO LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WLIE (540 AM; 3 kW; ISLIP, NY; Owner: LONG ISLAND MULTIMEDIA, LLC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLIM (1580 AM; 10 kW; PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WQEW (1560 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fire Island:

  • WALK-FM (97.5 FM; PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WBZO (103.1 FM; BAY SHORE, NY; Owner: MID-ISLAND BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFRS (88.9 FM; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WUSB (90.1 FM; STONY BROOK, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WBLI (106.1 FM; PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WMJC (94.3 FM; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: IW LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY)
  • W289AD (105.7 FM; SELDEN, NY; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WLIU (88.3 FM; SOUTHAMPTON, NY; Owner: LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY PUBLIC RADIO NETWORK)
  • W217AF (91.3 FM; HUNTINGTON STATION, NY; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)
  • WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
  • WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, 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)
  • WSKQ-FM (97.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WSKQ LICENSING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fire Island:

  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WFTY (Channel 67; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • 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.)
  • WLNY (Channel 55; RIVERHEAD, NY; Owner: WLNY-TV, INC.)
  • WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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.)
  • WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • 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)
  • WLIW (Channel 21; GARDEN CITY, NY; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W26CE (Channel 26; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$118,3001$392,4203$369,2702$371,600
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$01$174,3500$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$03$310,1271$485,660
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$01$376,8200$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 1470.02 , 1595.07

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$148,940
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2007 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 1470.02 , 1595.07

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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