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Wading River, NY vs Sound Beach, NY

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- Sound Beach is 0% more densely populated than Wading River.
- People are 10.5% less likely to be married in Sound Beach.
- The Median Age is 0.1 years younger in Sound Beach.
 Wading River, NYSound Beach, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock7,289329,725,481
 Female Population48.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.538.4
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 Population - 20108,157  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,807285,036,114
 Population - 19905,317  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-19.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now55.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,452.793.4
 Land Area9.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wading River, NYSound Beach, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Wading River, NYSound Beach, NYUnited States
 White88.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock2.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wading River, NYSound Beach, NYUnited States
 Married Population59.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.2%50.2%
 Never Married25.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.1%10.8%
 Widowed3.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.852.60
 Households3,183  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,62580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households926  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.9%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Wading River    1 Reviews
James · Wading River, NY
Too expensive to live here
Over 19 years ago

Wading River in Eastern Long Island is a beautiful place, but the cost of living is ridiculous. Housing, real estate taxes and the general cost of living will eat you  More

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Reviews for Sound Beach    2 Reviews
Stacey · Sound Beach, NY
SB, LI
Over 16 years ago

Reasonable housing prices but still in Miller Place school district. Right on the border of the commercial part of LI and the farm/wineries on the North Fork.   More

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Maria · Sound Beach, NY
Quality of Life in Sound Beach, NY
Over 20 years ago

Sound Beach is a nice quiet community without too much urban noise and  More

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