Roosevelt is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 18,066 people and three associated neighborhoods, Roosevelt is the 105th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In Roosevelt, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.93 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. In addition, the town is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

Even though Roosevelt is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The education level of Roosevelt citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.14% of adults in Roosevelt have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Roosevelt in 2022 was $35,132, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,528 for a family of four. However, Roosevelt contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Roosevelt is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Roosevelt home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Roosevelt residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by Asian. Roosevelt also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 43.80% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Roosevelt include Jamaican, Haitian, Irish, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, and African.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Roosevelt's cultural character, accounting for 36.00% of the town’s population.

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