Watermill, New York
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Population change since 2000: -9.6%
| Males: 771 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 788 |  (50.5%) |
| Median resident age: | 55.2 years |
| New York median age: | 40.0 years |
Zip codes: 11976.
| Watermill: | $171,121 |
| NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $141,707 (it was $59,987 in 2000)
Watermill CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: over $1,000,000 (it was $658,100 in 2000)
| Watermill: | over $1,000,000 |
| NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: over $1,000,000; detached houses: over $1,000,000
(7.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 25.0% for Black residents, 1.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Watermill, NY
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- 1,93183.6%White alone
- 2159.3%Hispanic
- 713.1%Two or more races
- 391.7%Asian alone
- 110.5%Black alone
Races in Watermill detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: Eastern European (19.1%), Polish (19.0%), Italian (8.0%), Russian (7.0%), Irish (6.9%), German (4.3%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 40 feet
Land area: 11.0 square miles.
Population density: 142 people per square mile (very low).
318 residents are foreign born (10.1% Europe, 1.9% Asia).
| This place: | 13.8% |
| New York: | 22.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $7,739 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $9,738 (0.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: West Haven, CT 
(40.5 miles , pop. 52,360).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: North Hempstead, NY (69.7 miles , pop. 222,611).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (78.4 miles , pop. 2,229,379).
Nearest cities:
Sagaponack, NY (2.0 miles ),
), Noyack, NY (2.3 miles ),
), Wainscott, NY (2.4 miles ),
), Latitude: 40.92 N, Longitude: 72.35 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 631
| Here: | 3.7% |
| New York: | 4.4% |
- Professional, scientific, technical services (12.3%)
- Educational services (8.9%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (8.0%)
- Construction (7.8%)
- Finance & insurance (7.4%)
- Health care (6.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (13.9%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (10.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.1%)
- Construction (9.1%)
- Finance & insurance (5.4%)
- Furniture & home furnishings, household appliance stores (5.2%)
- Educational services (4.8%)
- Educational services (15.3%)
- Health care (11.2%)
- Finance & insurance (10.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (9.9%)
- Repair & maintenance (7.0%)
- Private households (6.4%)
- Construction (5.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (8.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.3%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.0%)
- Top executives (3.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.4%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.4%)
- Lawyers (3.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (10.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.9%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6.4%)
- Teachers, secondary school (6.1%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.1%)
Average climate in Watermill, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Watermill-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/10/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 40.8 miles away from the Watermill place center injured 40 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
On 8/8/1999, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 8.6 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused $1 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Watermill-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 233.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 258.0 miles away from Watermill center
On 8/22/1992 at 12:20:32, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 3.8 MS, 4.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 165.0 miles away from Watermill center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 363.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 256.6 miles away from Watermill center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 182.7 miles away from Watermill center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Suffolk County (28) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 19
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 9, Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Snowstorms: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Blizzards: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Other: 3 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Watermill:
- SOUTHAMPTON CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; SOUTHAMPTON, NY)
- SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 3 miles away; SOUTHAMPTON, NY)
- THE HAMPTONS CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND NURSING (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; SOUTH HAMPTON, NY)
- INDEPENDENT GROUP HOME LIVING PROGRAM, INC (Hospital, about 5 miles away; SOUTH HAMPTON, NY)
- CATHOLIC GUARDIAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK (Hospital, about 9 miles away; EAST HAMPTON, NY)
- CATHOLIC GUARDIAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK (Hospital, about 9 miles away; HAMPTON BAYS, NY)
- AID TO THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED, INC (Hospital, about 10 miles away; CUTCHOGUE, NY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Watermill:
- Connecticut College (about 35 miles; New London, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,068)
- Suffolk County Community College (about 38 miles; Selden, NY; FT enrollment: 18,540)
- Gateway Community College (about 41 miles; New Haven, CT; FT enrollment: 4,672)
- Stony Brook University (about 41 miles; Stony Brook, NY; FT enrollment: 22,071)
- Yale University (about 41 miles; New Haven, CT; FT enrollment: 13,121)
- University of New Haven (about 42 miles; West Haven, CT; FT enrollment: 6,205)
- Southern Connecticut State University (about 43 miles; New Haven, CT; FT enrollment: 8,708)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Watermill: Water Mill Beach Club (A), Rosemary Lodge (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Water Mill Cemetery (1), Flying Point Cemetery (2), Hay Ground Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Jule Pond (A), Mill Pond (B), Sayre Pond (C), Seven Ponds (D), Shorts Pond (E), Camps Pond (F), Channel Pond (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Calf Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.4 people |
| New York: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 66.3% |
| Whole state: | 63.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 6.4% |
| Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 1.7% of all households
8 people in other workers' dormitories in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Watermill:
- Never married: 15.0%
- Now married: 60.6%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 9.1%
- Divorced: 15.3%
For population 25 years and over in Watermill:
- High school or higher: 98.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 36.0%
- Unemployed: 0.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.3 |
| New York average: | 13.9 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Watermill, NY (based on Suffolk County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 879,457 | 75 |
| Mainline Protestant | 69,205 | 182 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 58,909 | 264 |
| Other | 50,771 | 124 |
| Orthodox | 10,190 | 10 |
| Black Protestant | 8,298 | 49 |
| None | 416,520 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 514
| Suffolk County: | 3.40 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 9
| Suffolk County: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 217
| Suffolk County: | 1.44 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 256
| Suffolk County: | 1.69 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 1,232
| This county: | 8.15 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Suffolk County: | 8.1% |
| New York: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 23.4% |
| New York: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Suffolk County: | 22.3% |
| New York: | 15.6% |
Health and Nutrition:
Healthy diet rate:
| This city: | 52.0% |
| New York: | 50.1% |
Average overall health of teeth and gums:
| Watermill: | 48.6% |
| State: | 48.1% |
Average BMI:
| Here: | 29.0 |
| State: | 28.5 |
People feeling badly about themselves:
| Watermill: | 22.5% |
| New York: | 20.3% |
People not drinking alcohol at all:
| Here: | 10.2% |
| New York: | 11.1% |
Average hours sleeping at night:
| This city: | 6.9 |
| State: | 6.8 |
Overweight people:
| Watermill: | 37.4% |
| State: | 33.4% |
General health condition:
| Watermill: | 56.1% |
| New York: | 56.5% |
Average condition of hearing:
| Here: | 75.6% |
| New York: | 80.2% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Watermill, NY Residents
4.14% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($206,656 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.14% |
| New York average: | 5.29% |
0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($74 average AGI)
Suffolk County: 0.01% New York average: 0.01%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Nassau County, NY |  1.21% ($115,046 average AGI) |
| from Queens County, NY | 0.71% ($88,622) |
| from New York County, NY | 0.51% ($818,523) |
4.28% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($141,172 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.28% |
| New York average: | 6.93% |
0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($169 average AGI)
Suffolk County: 0.01% New York average: 0.02%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Nassau County, NY | 0.58% ($99,362 average AGI) |
| to Queens County, NY | 0.26% ($64,885) |
| to New York County, NY | 0.19% ($292,875) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Watermill:
- WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WGSM (740 AM; 25 kW; HUNTINGTON, NY; Owner: K RADIO LICENSEE, INC.)
- WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
- WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
- WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Watermill:
- WBAZ (102.5 FM; BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
- W277AB (103.3 FM; NOYACK, NY; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
- WHFM (95.3 FM; SOUTHAMPTON, NY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WRLI-FM (91.3 FM; SOUTHAMPTON, NY; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC)
- WLNG (92.1 FM; SAG HARBOR, NY; Owner: MAIN STREET BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- W264AJ (100.7 FM; SOUTHAMPTON, NY; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- WBEA (101.7 FM; SOUTHOLD, NY; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
- W233AI (94.5 FM; SAG HARBOR, NY; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- WHBE (96.7 FM; EAST HAMPTON, NY; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
- WLIU (88.3 FM; SOUTHAMPTON, NY; Owner: LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY PUBLIC RADIO NETWORK)
- WSUF (89.9 FM; NOYACK, NY; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
- WBON (107.1 FM; HAMPTON BAYS, NY; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WLVG (96.1 FM; CENTER MORICHES, NY; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WALK-FM (97.5 FM; PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WXXP (105.3 FM; CALVERTON-ROANOKE, NY; Owner: JARAD BROADCASTING CO. OF CALVERTON, INC)
- WRCN-FM (103.9 FM; RIVERHEAD, NY; Owner: IW LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY)
- WMOS (104.7 FM; MONTAUK, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDRE (98.5 FM; WESTHAMPTON, NY; Owner: JARAD BROADCATING COMPANY OF WESTHAMPTON, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Watermill:
- WVVH-LP (Channel 23; SOUTHAMPTON, ETC., NY; Owner: VIDEO VOICE, INC.)
- WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
- WLNY (Channel 55; RIVERHEAD, NY; Owner: WLNY-TV, INC.)
- WFTY (Channel 67; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 1Number of bridges
- 10ft / 3.1mTotal length
- $2,415,000Total costs
- 878Total average daily traffic
- 87Total average daily truck traffic
- 1,229Total future (year 2015) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- NETWORK, Various Locations (Lat: 40.915639 Lon: -72.370083), Type: N/A, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPOR449, Licensee ID: L00194394,
Assigned Frequencies: 956.418 MHz, 956.418 MHz, 956.418 MHz, Grant Date: 12/27/2018, Expiration Date: 02/26/2029, Certifier: Lynda Nicolino, Registrant: Long Island Power Authority
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
2- Call Sign: KB2HYJ, Grant Date: 05/30/1989, Expiration Date: 05/30/1999, Cancellation Date: 05/31/2001, Registrant: Sidney Distenfeld, Rr 1 Box 284 Schwenk Rd, Watermill, NY 11976
- Call Sign: NU2M, Licensee ID: L01183876, Grant Date: 07/14/2016, Expiration Date: 09/19/2026, Registrant: Rodney D Swiderski, Watermill, NY 11976
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 2 partial tracts) | ||||||||
| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 21 | $1,268,864 | 56 | $910,012 | 4 | $1,898,892 | 44 | $1,359,020 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 4 | $1,555,718 | 12 | $916,299 | 0 | $0 | 9 | $1,621,509 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 4 | $1,202,470 | 35 | $1,231,149 | 2 | $211,115 | 18 | $1,674,079 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 3 | $1,028,087 | 15 | $2,110,162 | 0 | $0 | 7 | $3,286,770 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 1 | $1,037,400 | 6 | $840,122 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $1,368,693 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 1907.04 , 1907.07
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 2 partial tracts) | ||
| B) Refinancings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $217,810 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 1907.04 , 1907.07
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 40.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 23.5%Electricity
- 22.0%Utility gas
- 10.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.9%Other fuel
- 44.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 39.4%Utility gas
- 16.0%Electricity
Watermill compared to New York state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Median house value significantly above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.
Watermill on our top lists:
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Western Europe (population 500+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Austria (population 500+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in France (population 500+)"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Israel (population 500+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Europe (population 500+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Germany (population 500+)"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other workers' dormitories (population 1,000+)"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Northern Europe (population 500+)"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people having Master's or Doctorate degrees (population 500+)"
- #79 (11976) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the highest 2012 average reported profit/loss from business (pop 1,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
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Total of 1 patent application in 2008-2024.