Center Moriches

The CDP was home to 6,655 individuals, 2,319 households, and 1,776 families as of the 2000 census. There were 1,327.2 people per square mile (512.4/km2) at that population density. At an average density of 491.6 per square mile (189.8/km2), there were 2,465 dwelling units. 90.02% of the CDP’s population was White, 5.24% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.99% Asian, 1.29% of its members were other races, and 2.28% were multiracial. Latinos or Hispanics of any race made up 6.61% of the total population.

There were 2,319 homes, of which 36.2% included children under the age of 18, 62.7% included married couples, 9.4% included a female householder living alone, and 23.4% did not include a family. Individuals made up 17.4% of all households, and 6.8% of them had a single person 65 years of age or older. 3.20 was the average family size while 2.83 was the average size of a household.

The population of the CDP was dispersed, with 12.1% being 65 years of age or older, 7.0% being between the ages of 18 and 24, 32.9% being between the ages of 25 and 44, and 25.1% being under the age of 18. Thirty-seven was the median age. There were 97.3 men for every 100 females. There were 95.1 men for every 100 girls over the age of 18.

In 2016, $95,932 was the median income for a household in the CDP. In the CDP, the per capita income was $38,431. 6.5% of people and 4.5% of households lived below the poverty line; this group included 7.6% of people under 18 and 9.7% of people 65 and over.