Moving to Shirley, New York

Population: 25,395
Males: 12,653 (49.8%), Females: 12,742 (50.2%)

Zip code: 11967

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.9 years
Median household income: $57,294
Median house value: $122,000

Population by Race

Races in Shirley:

• White Non-Hispanic (82.7%)
• Hispanic (10.8%)
• Black (3.3%)
• Other race (2.8%)
• Two or more races (2.6%)
• American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (38.6%), Irish (25.4%), German (19.0%), Polish (6.9%), English (4.2%), United States (3.1%).

Land area: 11.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Shirley

• High school or higher: 81.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
• Unemployed: 5.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 31.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shirley CDP

• Never married: 30.1%
• Now married: 54.4%
• Separated: 2.9%
• Widowed: 5.5%
• Divorced: 7.1%

8.0% Foreign born (3.7% Europe, 2.3% Latin America, 1.7% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Shirley:

• BROOKHAVEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY)
• JOHN T MATHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; PORT JEFFERSON, NY)
• ST CHARLES HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; PORT JEFFERSON, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shirley:

• LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 16 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
• IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 30 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)
• TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 32 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Abbreviation: HVN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Shirley:

• BROOKHAVEN (about 2 miles; SHIRLEY, NY; Abbreviation: HWV)
• LUFKER (about 9 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; Abbreviation: O00)
• SPADARO (about 10 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; Abbreviation: 1N2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shirley:

• SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 10 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,617)
• SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 13 miles; SELDEN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
• SUNY AT STONY BROOK (about 19 miles; STONY BROOK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 16,829)
• DOWLING COLLEGE (about 19 miles; OAKDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
• SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 26 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,485)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 34 miles; WEST HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 3,081)
• GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,100)

Public primary/middle schools in Shirley:

• JOHN S. HOBART ES (Students: 921; Location: 230 VAN BUREN ST; Grades: KG – 05)
• NATHANIEL WOODHULL ES (Students: 853; Location: 6 FRANCIS LANDAU PL; Grades: KG – 05)
• WILLIAM FLOYD ES (Students: 852; Location: 111 LEXINGTON RD; Grades: KG – 05)

Libraries

Library in Shirley:

• MASTICS-MORICHES-SHIRLEY COMMUNITY LIB (Operating income: $5,209,324; Location: 407 WILLIAM FLOYD PARKWAY; 226,543 books; 14,446 audio materials; 20,138 video materials; 578 serial subscriptions)