Mastic Beach is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 14,199 people and four associated neighborhoods, Mastic Beach is the 133rd largest community in New York.
Also of interest is that Mastic Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One of the nice things about Mastic Beach is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
One downside of living in Mastic Beach, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.96 minutes every day commuting to work.
The education level of Mastic Beach citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.23% of adults 25 and older in Mastic Beach have a college 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.