Middle Island is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 10,546 people and three associated neighborhoods, Middle Island is the 176th largest community in New York.

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

A relatively large number of people in Middle Island telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.26% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One downside of living in Middle Island, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.77 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Middle Island citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.12% of adults in Middle Island have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Middle Island in 2022 was $45,439, 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 $181,756 for a family of four. However, Middle Island contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Middle Island is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Middle Island home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Middle Island residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Middle Island also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.34% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Middle Island include Italian, German, Irish, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Middle Island is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.