Port Jefferson Station is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 7,950 people and five associated neighborhoods, Port Jefferson Station is the 220th largest community in New York.

Port Jefferson Station home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Port Jefferson Station real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.03% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Port Jefferson Station, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.92 minutes every day commuting to work.

The citizens of Port Jefferson Station are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.26% of adults in Port Jefferson Station have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Port Jefferson Station in 2022 was $49,815, 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 $199,260 for a family of four. However, Port Jefferson Station contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Port Jefferson Station is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Port Jefferson Station home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Port Jefferson Station residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Port Jefferson Station also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.03% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Port Jefferson Station include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Russian.

In addition, Port Jefferson Station has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.82%).

The most common language spoken in Port Jefferson Station is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.