Mastic, New York
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Mastic is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 15,436 at the 2000 census.
Mastic is a community located in the southeast part of the Town of Brookhaven.
The hamlet was originally called Forge but was changed to Mastic in 1882 when the Long Island Rail Road built a station stop in it, now named Mastic-Shirley.
Mastic is served by the William Floyd School District and the Eastport-South Manor Central School District.
The Poospatuck Indian Reservation lies entirely within the community, near its southern end.
[edit] Geography
Mastic is located at (40.802090, -72.843953)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.5 km² (4.8 mi²). 11.6 km² (4.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (7.05%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 15,436 people, 4,451 households, and 3,761 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,330.3/km² (3,445.1/mi²). There were 4,732 housing units at an average density of 407.8/km² (1,056.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.26% White, 6.05% African American, 1.72% Native American, 1.12% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 3.59% from other races, and 2.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.15% of the population.
There were 4,451 households out of which 49.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.5% were non-families. 10.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.45 and the average family size was 3.67.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 32.7% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,657, and the median income for a family was $54,047. Males had a median income of $41,721 versus $28,468 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,275. About 11.0% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.
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