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Central Islip, NY
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Central Islip profile


Living in Central Islip



Central Islip is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 36,714 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Central Islip is the 29th largest community in New York.

The percentage of adults in Central Islip who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.61% of the adults in Central Islip have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Central Islip in 2022 was $33,138, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,552 for a family of four. However, Central Islip contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Central Islip is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Central Islip home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Central Islip, accounting for 59.64% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Central Islip residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Central Islip include Italian, Irish, German, Haitian, and Jamaican.

Central Islip also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 35.03%.

The most common language spoken in Central Islip is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French Creole.