Port Jefferson Station is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 7,950 people and five associated neighborhoods, Port Jefferson Station is the 220th largest community in New York. Port Jefferson Station home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Port Jefferson Station real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Port Jefferson Station is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.56% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Port Jefferson Station is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Port Jefferson Station who work in teaching (12.79%), management occupations (11.36%), and office and administrative support (8.19%). Also of interest is that Port Jefferson Station has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.03% 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 Port Jefferson Station, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.92 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The citizens of Port Jefferson Station are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.26% of adults in Port Jefferson Station 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 Port Jefferson Station in 2022 was $49,815, 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 $199,260 for a family of four. However, Port Jefferson Station contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Port Jefferson Station is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Port Jefferson Station home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Port Jefferson Station residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Port Jefferson Station also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.03% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Port Jefferson Station include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Russian. In addition, Port Jefferson Station has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.82%). The most common language spoken in Port Jefferson Station is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.
