# North Amityville, New York

North Amityville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York. The population was 18,643 at the 2020 Census.

## Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km$^2$), all land.
North Amityville is bordered by the hamlet of East Massapequa (in Nassau County) to the west, the hamlet of East Farmingdale to the north, the hamlet of North Lindenhurst to the southeast, the Village of Lindenhurst to the southeast, and the Village of Amityville and the hamlet of Copiague to the south.

## Demographics
### 2020 census

North Amityville CDP, New York – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. :
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
| White alone (NH) | 2,279 | 1,907 | 1,678 | 13.75% | 10.68% | 9.00% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 11,071 | 10,076 | 8,834 | 66.81% | 56.41% | 47.39% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 169 | 130 | 123 | 1.02% | 0.73% | 0.66% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 173 | 167 | 280 | 1.04% | 0.93% | 1.50% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 5 | 9 | 10 | 0.03% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 46 | 70 | 223 | 0.28% | 0.39% | 1.20% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 587 | 410 | 596 | 3.54% | 2.30% | 3.20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2,242 | 5,093 | 6,899 | 13.53% | 28.51% | 37.01% |
| Total | 16,572 | 17,862 | 18,643 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |

### 2010 Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 17,862 people, and 5,289 households with an average of 3.26 persons per household residing in the hamlet. The population density was 7,587.9 square miles (19,653 km$^2$). The racial makeup of the CDP was 35.8% African American, 27.5% White, 1.4% Native American, 11.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 12.8% from other races, and 6.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 34.7% 6,237 of the population.
The population in North Amityville was 7.0% under the age of 5, 27.0% under the age of 18, and 12.2% over the age of 65. Females make up 53.9% of the population.
There were 5,636 housing units, of which 25.8% were in multi-unit structures. The homeownership rate was 62.3%. The median value of owner-occupied housing units was $339,100. 5.4% of housing units were vacant and 39.4% of occupied housing units were occupied by renters.
The median income for a household in the hamlet was $90,502. 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line.

## Education

North Amityville is served by three public school districts. Most residents are within the confines of the Copiague Union Free School District, while other portions are within the Amityville Union Free School District and the Farmingdale Union Free School District. As such, children who reside within North Amityville and attend public schools will go to school in one of these three districts, depending on where in the hamlet they live.

## Transportation

The Long Island Rail Road does not have a branch in North Amityville. Instead, residents are near the Copiague (LIRR station) & the Amityville (LIRR station). Several Suffolk County Transit routes also serve North Amityville.

## Landmark

* Sisters of St. Dominic Motherhouse Complex