Moriches’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Moriches 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 Moriches, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.80 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.
Despite being a small town, Moriches has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The education level of Moriches citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.69% of adults in Moriches have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Moriches in 2022 was $43,757, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $175,028 for a family of four. However, Moriches contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Moriches is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Moriches home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Moriches residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Moriches include Italian, Irish, German, Swedish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Moriches is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
