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Suffolk County

Population in July 2007: 1,578.
Males: 805  (51.0%)
Females: 773  (49.0%)

Median resident age:  38.7 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 11739.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $100,205 (it was $78,399 in 2000)
Great River:  $100,205
New York:  $53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $46,661
Great River:  $46,661
New York:  $29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $893,160 (it was $366,000 in 2000)
Great River:  $893,160
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $837,965; Detached houses: $840,428; Townhouses or other attached units: $832,965

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Races in Great River:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Great River: 166.3 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (25.4%), Italian (24.1%), German (17.1%), United States (10.5%), English (4.6%), French (4.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 15 feet

Land area: 4.60 square miles.

Population density: 343 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Great River

  • High school or higher: 95.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 22.0%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 40.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Great River CDP

  • Never married: 24.5%
  • Now married: 60.3%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 5.1%

79 residents are foreign born (2.7% Europe, 2.1% Asia).

This place:  5.1%
New York:  20.4%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Great River:  2.3% ($8,420)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Islip, NY (3.0 miles , pop. 322,612).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (34.6 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: East Islip, NY (1.2 miles ), Oakdale, NY (1.2 miles ), Islip Terrace, NY (1.5 miles ), North Great River, NY (1.7 miles ), West Sayville, NY (1.7 miles ), Islip, NY (1.7 miles ), Bohemia, NY (2.0 miles ).

Latitude: 40.72 N, Longitude: 73.16 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 631

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (24%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (32%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Business operations specialists (7%)
  • Secondary school teachers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)



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Great River-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 47% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 43.0 miles away from the Great River 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 15.7 miles away from the place center .


Great River-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 95% 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 32.4 miles away from Great River center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.8 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 66.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Main business address for: NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES INC (SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION).


Hospitals/medical centers near Great River:
  • SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; BAY SHORE, NY)
  • PILGRIM STATE HOSP (about 7 miles; WEST BRENTWOOD, NY)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; WEST ISLIP, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Great River, NY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Great River:
  • DOWLING COLLEGE (about 2 miles; OAKDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 7 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; FT enrollment: 3,485)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 9 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,617)
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 12 miles; SELDEN, NY; FT enrollment: 6,992)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 15 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,831)
  • HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY; FT enrollment: 10,842)
  • NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about 24 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 4,459)

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Notable location: Timber Point Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: West Brook Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: West Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Great River: Heckscher State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Beaches: East Beach (A), Overlook Beach (B), West Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  3.0 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  82.1%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.3%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  7.9%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  7.5%
Whole state:  7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Great River, NY



Great River compared to New York state average:

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  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Suffolk County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (53%)
  • Utility gas (43%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Neighborhood in Great River:


Religion statistics for Great River

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEpiscopal ChurchLutheran Church
Adherents76.1%2.3%2.0%1.7%1.6%
Congregations14.5%9.4%5.2%8.0%3.0%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Muslim EstimateGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents1.3%1.3%0.4%0.4%13.0%
Congregations7.4%1.8%1.2%5.8%43.6%
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.


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 Great River:
  • WLIE (540 AM; 3 kW; ISLIP, NY; Owner: LONG ISLAND MULTIMEDIA, LLC.)
  • WGSM (740 AM; 25 kW; HUNTINGTON, NY; Owner: K RADIO LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WLIM (1580 AM; 10 kW; PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • 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.)
  • 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 Great River:
  • WBZO (103.1 FM; BAY SHORE, NY; Owner: MID-ISLAND BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WALK-FM (97.5 FM; PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WFRS (88.9 FM; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WMJC (94.3 FM; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: IW LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY)
  • WUSB (90.1 FM; STONY BROOK, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WBLI (106.1 FM; PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W289AD (105.7 FM; SELDEN, NY; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • W217AF (91.3 FM; HUNTINGTON STATION, NY; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WLIU (88.3 FM; SOUTHAMPTON, NY; Owner: LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY PUBLIC RADIO NETWORK)
  • WBAB (102.3 FM; BABYLON, NY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WSHR (91.9 FM; LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY; Owner: SACHEM CENTRAL SCH DIST HOLBROOK)
  • WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)
  • WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
  • 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 Great River:
  • WFTY (Channel 67; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WLNY (Channel 55; RIVERHEAD, NY; Owner: WLNY-TV, 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.)
  • WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • W60AI (Channel 60; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W26CE (Channel 26; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W27CB (Channel 27; HEMPSTEAD, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)


Great River fatal accident list:
Jun 3, 2000 06:50 AM, Great River Rd., Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Jun 30, 1997 06:44 AM, Montauk Hy, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 19, 1992 09:05 AM, Timberpoin, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 17, 1985 05:45 AM, Connetquot, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Feb 27, 1982 02:40 AM, River, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • Se Corner Great River Rd & Timber Point Rd, Call Sign: KYB746
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.760 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/29/2000, Expiration Date: 05/07/2005, Cancelation Date: 07/09/2005
    Registrant: County Of Suffolk, Hard Estate, West Sayville, NY 11796, Phone: (516) 924-6852
  • Lat: 40.758639 Lon: -73.194417, Call Sign: WQGW800
    Assigned Frequencies : 465.387 MHz, 465.300 MHz, 460.387 MHz, 465.387 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/09/2007, Expiration Date: 05/09/2017, Certifier: Paul Llobell
    Registrant: T.L.P. Technologies Inc., Westhampton Beach, NY 11978-7309, Phone: (631) 288-8228, Fax: (631) 288-5788, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KA2GXG, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 02/01/1995, Expiration Date: 02/01/2005, Cancelation Date: 02/02/2007
    Registrant: Raymond A Comenzo, 12 River Rd, Great River, NY 11739
  • Call Sign: KC2CWK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00376573
    Grant Date: 10/03/2007, Expiration Date: 12/31/2017, Certifier: James A Denmeade
    Registrant: James A Denmeade, 81 Timber Point Rd, Great River, NY 11739
  • Call Sign: KC2CWR, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 01/07/1998, Expiration Date: 01/07/2008
    Registrant: Debra L Boylan, Great River, NY 11739-0106


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 172S (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 449SP , Serial Number: 172S8315, Year manufactured: 1999, Airworthiness Date: 12/06/1999
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Theodore R Blank, Po Box 901, Great River, NY 11739, Other Owners: Leslie A Blank
  • Aircraft: SIX CHUTER INC SR7X1 (Powered Parachute, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582 (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
    N-Number: 5627N , Serial Number: 90-2038-SR7X1, Year manufactured: 1998, Airworthiness Date: 12/22/2007
    Registrant (Individual): Donald W Mansfield, Po Box 11, Great River, NY 11739



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED20$344,30641$356,69710$86,446
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED9$439,05610$298,8464$53,840
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$375,36033$370,41810$104,645
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$205,5005$387,9462$28,435
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$388,6305$313,0262$235,075
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 1475.03

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$433,7501$269,950
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$279,8101$464,080
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 1475.03

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 2
  • Hazardous Condition: 3

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