Amityville is a somewhat small coastal village (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 9,577 people and five associated neighborhoods, Amityville is the 194th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Amityville are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

Also of interest is that Amityville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Amityville is also a village of artists. Amityville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Amityville’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Amityville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.61% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Amityville is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Even though Amityville is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The citizens of Amityville are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.04% of adults in Amityville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Amityville in 2022 was $56,943, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $227,772 for a family of four. However, Amityville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Amityville is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Amityville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Amityville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Amityville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.84% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Amityville include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Amityville's cultural character, accounting for 15.98% of the village’s population.

The most common language spoken in Amityville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.