Amityville is a somewhat small coastal village (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 9,573 people and five associated neighborhoods, Amityville is the 194th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Amityville 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.

Of important note, Amityville is also a village of artists. Amityville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Amityville’s character.

Also of interest is that Amityville 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: 8.07% 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.

Amityville is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

In Amityville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.70 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

In Amityville, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Amityville is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

The education level of Amityville citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.96% of adults in Amityville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Amityville in 2022 was $55,282, 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 $221,128 for a family of four. However, Amityville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Amityville is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Amityville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Amityville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Amityville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.60% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Amityville include Irish, German, Italian, Nigerian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Amityville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.