East Hampton

East Hampton is a town located in southeastern Suffolk County , New York and is the easternmost town on the South Shore of Long Island . As of the United States 2000 Census , the CDP had a total population of 19,719.

The town includes the village of East Hampton , as well as four official hamlets of Montauk , Amagansett , Wainscott and Springs . East Hampton, especially estates south of the highway and in the underdeveloped hamlet of Springs, boasts some of the most expensive residential real estate in the United States.

As of the census ^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,334 people, 635 households, and 337 families residing in the village. The population density was 108.2/km (280.3/mi ). There were 1,745 housing units at an average density of 141.5/km (366.7/mi ). The racial makeup of the village was 93.10% White , 1.42% Black or African American , 0.15% Native American , 1.87% Asian , 1.87% from other races , and 1.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.92% of the population.

There were 635 households out of which 16.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.9% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.68.

In the village the population was spread out with 14.4% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 27.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $56,607, and the median income for a family was $62,500. Males had a median income of $41,181 versus $37,083 for females. The per capita income for the village was $51,316. About 5.5% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.