Lindenhurst is a medium-sized coastal village (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 27,064 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Lindenhurst is the 59th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Lindenhurst are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.31% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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, Lindenhurst 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, Lindenhurst really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Lindenhurst 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.

Lindenhurst 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.

In Lindenhurst, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.12 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.

For the size of the village, public transportation in Lindenhurst is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Lindenhurst, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The education level of Lindenhurst citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.11% of adults in Lindenhurst have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lindenhurst in 2018 was $44,764, 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 $179,056 for a family of four. However, Lindenhurst contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lindenhurst is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Lindenhurst home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lindenhurst residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lindenhurst also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.08% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lindenhurst include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Lindenhurst is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.