Islip Terrace is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Islip Terrace’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
In terms of college education, Islip Terrace is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.72% of adults in Islip Terrace have a college degree.
The per capita income in Islip Terrace in 2018 was $50,715, 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 $202,860 for a family of four.
Islip Terrace is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Islip Terrace home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Islip Terrace residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Islip Terrace also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.34% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Islip Terrace include Italian, German, Irish, Polish, and Ukrainian.
The most common language spoken in Islip Terrace is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
