Melville is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 19,284 people and five associated neighborhoods, Melville is the 93rd largest community in New York. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Melville, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Melville, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Melville’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Melville does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $146,302.00.

Melville home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Melville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.97% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

In addition, Melville is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

One downside of living in Melville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Melville, the average commute to work is 30.23 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

In Melville, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Melville is a relatively small town. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

If knowledge is power, Melville is a pretty powerful place. 62.06% of the adults in Melville have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Melville in 2022 was $85,127, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $340,508 for a family of four.

Melville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Melville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Melville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Melville include Italian, Irish, German, Eastern European, and Greek.

The most common language spoken in Melville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.