Coram is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 40,220 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Coram is the 26th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Coram are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

Also of interest is that Coram has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One downside of living in Coram, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.68 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Coram use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Coram‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding taxis. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

The overall education level of Coram citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.41% of adults in Coram have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Coram in 2022 was $46,480, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $185,920 for a family of four. However, Coram contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Coram is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Coram home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Coram residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Coram also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.82% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Coram include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Russian.

Coram also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.12%.

The most common language spoken in Coram is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.