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Hicksville, NY
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Hicksville profile


Living in Hicksville



Hicksville is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 43,869 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Hicksville is the 23rd largest community in New York.

Hicksville home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Hicksville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Hicksville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.31% 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 of many things, Hicksville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Hicksville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Hicksville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Hicksville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.14 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Hicksville is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Hicksville area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The citizens of Hicksville are among the most well-educated in the nation: 44.89% of adults in Hicksville 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 Hicksville in 2022 was $53,668, 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 $214,672 for a family of four.

Hicksville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hicksville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hicksville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Hicksville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.37% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hicksville include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Afghan.

In addition, Hicksville has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (33.90%).

The most common language spoken in Hicksville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.