East Farmingdale is a hamlet and a census-designated place (CDP) located within the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 6,617 at the time of the 2020 census.
In the past, some or all East Farmingdale was proposed to become part of the never-realized Incorporated Village of Half Hollow Hills.
History
Around 2001, East Farmingdale and its neighbors Dix Hills, Melville, and Wheatley Heights (all partially or wholly within the Half Hollow Hills Central School District) proposed incorporating as a single village called the Incorporated Village of Half Hollow Hills. These plans failed and, as such, each remain unincorporated hamlets to this day.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.35%, is water.
East Farmingdale is bordered to the west by South Farmingdale, the village of Farmingdale, to the north Melville, and to the northwest by Old Bethpage, to the east by Wyandanch and West Babylon, to the southeast by North Lindenhurst, and to the south by North Amityville.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, East Farmingdale had a population of 6,617. The median age was 39.5 years. 18.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.4 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,177 households in East Farmingdale, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.8% were married-couple households, 18.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 2,114 housing units, of which 68.7% were owner-occupied. 5.3% of housing units were vacant and 31.3% of occupied housing units were occupied by renters.
Over the period 2007-2011, 85.0% of residents at least 25 years old had graduated high school, and 26.9% of residents at least 25 years old had a bachelor's degree or higher.
Income and poverty
Between 2007 and 2011, the median annual income for a household in the CDP was an estimated $86,000. The per capita income for the CDP was $30,723. 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line.
Education
K-12 education
The portion of East Farmingdale north of Conklin Street is all within the Half Hollow Hills Central School District. Most elementary students go to Paumanok Elementary School or Signal Hill Elementary School. All secondary school students go to West Hollow Middle School and Half Hollow Hills High School East.