Mount Sinai is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 11,623 people and three associated neighborhoods, Mount Sinai is the 162nd largest community in New York. Mount Sinai home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Mount Sinai real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Mount Sinai is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.53% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Mount Sinai is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mount Sinai who work in management occupations (14.89%), teaching (12.41%), and business and financial occupations (12.15%). Also of interest is that Mount Sinai 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: 12.26% 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, Mount Sinai 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, Mount Sinai really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Mount Sinai 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. Mount Sinai 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. One downside of living in Mount Sinai, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.73 minutes every day commuting to work. Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Mount Sinai, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Mount Sinai is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 51.06% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Mount Sinai in 2022 was $59,994, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $239,976 for a family of four. Mount Sinai is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mount Sinai home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Sinai residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Mount Sinai include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Mount Sinai is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
