Uniondale is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 32,473 people and six associated neighborhoods, Uniondale is the 39th largest community in New York.
Uniondale home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Uniondale real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.77% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
Because there are quite a few people attending college in Uniondale, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Uniondale provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
In Uniondale, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.44 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Uniondale use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Uniondale‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
In terms of college education, Uniondale is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.89% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Uniondale in 2022 was $35,429, 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 $141,716 for a family of four. However, Uniondale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Uniondale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Uniondale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Uniondale, accounting for 40.32% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Uniondale residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Uniondale include Jamaican, Haitian, Italian, Irish, and German.
Uniondale also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 35.73%.
The most common language spoken in Uniondale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.