Woodmere

There were 17,121 individuals as of the 2010 census. 6,700 persons were crammed into each square mile. Families make up 86% of all households. 84% of the CDP’s population was White, 5.0% Black, 2.0% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander, 1.0% other racial, and 7% Hispanic.

Many Modern Orthodox Jewish families have settled in Woodmere, and the town and most of the Five Towns now have several synagogues.

There were 5,349 homes, of which 38.8% included children under the age of 18, 76.5% consisted of married couples living together, 5.7% included a female householder living alone, and 15.4% did not include a family. Thirteen percent of all households were made up of single people, and seven percent of them included a single person 65 years of age or older. The mean dimensions of households and families were 3.01 and 3.32, respectively.

The population of the CDP was dispersed, with 5.8% being between the ages of 18 and 24, 23.2% being between the ages of 25 and 44, 25.7% being between the ages of 45 and 64, and 17.3% being 65 or older. It was 41 years old on average. There were 95.4 men for every 100 females. There were 91.6 males for every 100 girls over the age of 18.

In the CDP, the median income for a family was $119,402 and the typical income for a household was $93,212. The median salary for men was $76,266 while it was $41,393 for women. In the CDP, the per capita income was $41,699. 5.1% of people under the age of 18 and 4.0% of people 65 and above were among the approximately 3.5% of families and 4.3% of the population living in poverty.

The CDP is 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2) in total, of which 2.6 square miles (6.6 km2) are land and 0.1 square mile (0.4 km2) (5.19%) is water, according to the United States Census Bureau.

Climate

The winters in Woodmere are damp and chilly, while the summers are pleasant and mostly dry.[Reference required] July’s average high is 83, while January’s is 39. The average low is 24 in January and 67 in July. July 1966 saw a record high of 104 °F (40 °C), while 1985 and 1994 saw record lows of -12 °F (-24 °C).

May is the wettest month, and August is the driest. Droughts are common in Woodmere from late July until mid-September. An average winter brings about 22 inches (559 mm) of snow to Woodmere. In addition to being vulnerable to early fall and late spring flooding, Woodmere experiences strong to severe thunderstorms. Three tornadoes have struck it: in 1985, 1998, and 2021.

Hurricane Gloria in 1985, Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, and Superstorm Sandy in 2012 all made landfalls in Woodmere.