North Patchogue, New York
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North Patchogue is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in Suffolk County
Suffolk County, New York
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, New York
New York
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, United States
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. The population was 7,825 at the 2000 census. The community is located on Long Island
Long Island
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.

Geography

North Patchogue is located at 40°47′3"N 73°1′23"W (40.784178, -73.023079).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²), of which, 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (2.29%) is water.

North Patchogue is near the intersection of NY-27
New York State Route 27
New York State Route 27 is an east–west long state highway extending from Interstate 278 in the New York City borough of Brooklyn to Montauk Point State Park on Long Island, New York, United States...

(Sunrise Highway), and NY-112
New York State Route 112
New York State Route 112 is a New York state highway, entirely within the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County. It runs from Montauk Highway, formerly part of NY 27A, in the village of Patchogue to NY 25A in Port Jefferson Station. It is known locally as Medford Ave in Patchogue...

(Medford Avenue).

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 7,825 people, 2,694 households, and 1,988 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 3,669.7 per square mile (1,418.4/km²). There were 2,781 housing units at an average density of 1,304.2/sq mi (504.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.30% White, 1.44% African American, 0.09% Native American, 1.11% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.38% from other races
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, and 1.66% from two or more races.

There were 2,694 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $91,145, and the median income for a family was $95,117. Males had a median income of $74,302 versus $61,724 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 for the CDP was $63,719. About 2.4% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.
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