East Meadow is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 37,796 people and six associated neighborhoods, East Meadow is the 28th largest community in New York.

East Meadow home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but East Meadow real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that East Meadow has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in East Meadow telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.80% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Because of many things, East Meadow is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, East Meadow really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is East Meadow perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

In East Meadow, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.57 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.

For the size of the town, public transportation in East Meadow is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For East Meadow, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The education level of East Meadow ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in East Meadow, 44.94% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in East Meadow in 2022 was $49,776, 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 $199,104 for a family of four.

East Meadow is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call East Meadow home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Meadow residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. East Meadow also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.31% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in East Meadow include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Russian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of East Meadow's cultural character, accounting for 20.50% of the town’s population.

The most common language spoken in East Meadow is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.