Mastic Beach is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
In Mastic Beach, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.96 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
In terms of college education, Mastic Beach is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.23% of adults 25 and older in Mastic Beach have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Mastic Beach in 2022 was $37,060, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,240 for a family of four. However, Mastic Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Mastic Beach is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mastic Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mastic Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Mastic Beach also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.65% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mastic Beach include Italian, Irish, German, French, and African.
The most common language spoken in Mastic Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
