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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.42% 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 Coram, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.92 minutes every day commuting to work.

The population of Coram is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.97% of adults in Coram have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Coram in 2022 was $49,310, 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 $197,240 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 19.54% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Coram include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

In addition, Coram has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.75%).

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