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Population (year 2000): 14,533
Males: 7,066  (48.6%)
Females: 7,467  (51.4%)

Suffolk County

Median resident age:  39.1 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 11747.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $109,300 (it was $92,527 in 2000)
Melville  $109,300
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $749,800 (it was $336,800 in 2000)
Melville  $749,800
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Melville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.5%)
  • Hispanic (3.7%)
  • Asian Indian (2.1%)
  • Black (2.1%)
  • Chinese (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Korean (0.7%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: Italian (26.6%), Irish (10.8%), German (10.7%), Russian (8.2%), Polish (6.6%), United States (5.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 160 feet

Land area: 11.3 square miles.

Population density: 1284 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Melville

  • High school or higher: 92.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 23.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Melville CDP

  • Never married: 20.3%
  • Now married: 66.8%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 4.6%

1,510 residents are foreign born (4.3% Asia, 3.2% Europe, 1.9% Latin America).

This place:  10.4%
New York:  20.4%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Melville, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Melville to the number of sex offenders is 14533 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:

Melville:  2.0% ($6,903)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, NY (4.6 miles , pop. 195,289).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Babylon, NY (6.2 miles , pop. 211,792).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (29.0 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: South Huntington, NY (2.1 miles ), West Hills, NY (3.0 miles ), Wheatley Heights, NY (3.3 miles ), Huntington Station, NY (3.7 miles ), Old Bethpage, NY (4.0 miles ), Wyandanch, NY (4.0 miles ), Huntington, NY (4.6 miles ), Woodbury, NY (4.6 miles ).

Latitude: 40.79 N, Longitude: 73.41 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +27,826 (+191.5%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,040 (15.6%)


People in group quarters in Melville
  • 248 people in nursing homes
  • 39 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 34 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Area code commonly used in this area: 631

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Most common industries for males:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (22%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Lawyers (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)


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Melville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 52% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 49.5 miles away from the Melville 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 8.9 miles away from the place center .


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Main business address for: PHASE III MEDICAL INC/DE (INSURANCE CARRIERS, NEC), FALCONSTOR SOFTWARE INC (SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE), HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC (FOOD & KINDRED PRODUCTS), RECKSON OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP (REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS), OSI PHARMACEUTICALS INC (IN VITRO & IN VIVO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES), GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES INC (SERVICES-HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES), NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION INC (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS), FONAR CORP (ELECTROMEDICAL & ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS) and 13 other public companies.


Hospitals/medical centers near Melville:
  • HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; HUNTINGTON, NY)
  • NEW ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; BETHPAGE, NY)
  • BRUNSWICK HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; AMITYVILLE, NY)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Melville:
  • REPUBLIC (about 6 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; ID: FRG)
  • LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 22 miles; ISLIP, NY; ID: ISP)
  • JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (about 28 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: JFK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Melville:
  • SANDS POINT (about 21 miles; PORT WASHINGTON, NY; ID: 7N3)
  • BAYPORT AERODROME (about 25 miles; BAYPORT, NY; ID: 23N)
  • EVERS (about 28 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: 6N6)

Amtrak station near Melville:
  • 20 miles: STAMFORD (WASHINGTON BLVD. & E. STATE ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/Universities in Melville:
  • CAREER BLAZERS LEARNING CENTER OF MELVILLE (Full-time enrollment: 267; Location: 445 BROADHOLLOW RD; Private, for-profit)
  • KATHARINE GIBBS SCHOOL-MELVILLE (FT enrollment: 171; Location: 320 S SERVICE RD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.gibbslongisland.com)
  • COURT REPORTING INSTITUTE (Location: 535 BROAD HOLLOW; Private, for-profit)
  • ON THE RECORD SCHOOL OF REPORTING (Location: 535 BROADHOLLOW RD; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Melville:
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 6 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,831)
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 12 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; FT enrollment: 3,485)
  • HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY; FT enrollment: 10,842)
  • NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about 14 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 4,459)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT OLD WESTBURY (about 14 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,594)
  • LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-C W POST CAMPUS (about 16 miles; BROOKVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 6,605)
  • NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; GARDEN CITY, NY; FT enrollment: 13,710)
Public elementary/middle schools in Melville:
Private elementary/middle school in Melville:
  • CRESTWOOD COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 284; Location: 313 ROUND SWAMP RD; Grades: PK - 9)

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Church in Melville: Sweet Hollow Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Extended Stay America-763 (100 Spagnoli Rd).

Court: Court Conversions Co Inc (21 Beaumont).

 

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

LATVIAN LUTHERAN CHILDRENS C. (Address: 4 RIGA LN, Population served: 125, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  2.9 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  81.0%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.8%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.0%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.2%
Whole state:  7.4%

Melville 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 below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly 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 above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with most branches in Melville (2007 data):
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: South Melville Branch, Melville Branch, Melville Branch. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
  • North Fork Bank: Melville Branch at 275 Broad Hollow Road, branch established on 1990-05-14; Melville North Branch at 700 Walt Whitman Road, branch established on 1936-02-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $57,902.9 mil, Deposits: $37,594.8 mil, headquarters in Mattituck, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 353 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
  • Bank Leumi USA: Melville Branch at 48 South Service Road, branch established on 2004-11-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,761.0 mil, Deposits: $4,777.4 mil, headquarters in New York, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M.
  • New York Commercial Bank: Melville Branch at 610 Broad Hollow Road, branch established on 2001-10-22. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $2,980.1 mil, Deposits: $2,086.6 mil, headquarters in Islandia, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices, Holding Company: New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
  • HSBC Bank USA, National Association: Long Island Center Branch at 534 Broad Hollow Road, branch established on 1919-10-23. Info updated 2006-10-20: Bank assets: $165,673.0 mil, Deposits: $107,265.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, 446 total offices, Holding Company: Hsbc Holdings Plc
  • Bank of America, National Association: Melville Branch at 600 Broad Hollow Road, branch established on 1967-05-15. 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
  • Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association: 201 Old Country Road Branch at 201 Old Country Road, branch established on 1923-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $21,510.8 mil, Deposits: $13,383.4 mil, headquarters in New York City, NY, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 108 total offices
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Melville Business Banking Center Bra at 401 Broad Hollow Road, branch established on 1999-11-01. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
  • 4 other banks with 4 local branches



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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 Melville:
  • 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.)
  • WHLI (1100 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HEMPSTEAD, NY)
  • 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)
  • WLIE (540 AM; 3 kW; ISLIP, NY; Owner: LONG ISLAND MULTIMEDIA, LLC.)
  • 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)
  • 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 Melville:
  • W217AF (91.3 FM; HUNTINGTON STATION, NY; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WKWZ (88.5 FM; SYOSSET, NY; Owner: SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • WPOB (88.5 FM; PLAINVIEW, NY; Owner: PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE CENT SCH DIST)
  • WBAB (102.3 FM; BABYLON, NY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, 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)
  • WALK-FM (97.5 FM; PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WFRS (88.9 FM; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • WXRK (92.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WAXQ (104.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Melville:
  • WLIW (Channel 21; GARDEN CITY, NY; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W27CB (Channel 27; HEMPSTEAD, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • W60AI (Channel 60; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WPXU-LP (Channel 38; AMITYVILLE, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WLIG-LP (Channel 54; MINEOLA, NY; Owner: WLNY-TV, INC.)
  • WFTY (Channel 67; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • W38CL (Channel 38; BRONX, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W68DN (Channel 68; CHERRY HILL, ETC., NJ; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)
  • WLNY (Channel 55; RIVERHEAD, NY; Owner: WLNY-TV, INC.)

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