Because of many things, Holtsville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Holtsville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Holtsville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Holtsville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.03 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Even though Holtsville is a smaller town, 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 education level of Holtsville citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.06% of adults in Holtsville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Holtsville in 2022 was $50,444, 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 $201,776 for a family of four.
Holtsville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Holtsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Holtsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Holtsville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.95% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Holtsville include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Holtsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
