2020 census As of the
2020 census, Center Moriches had a population of 8,046. The median age was 40.9 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.8 males age 18 and over. 97.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 2.1% lived in rural areas. There were 2,770 households in Center Moriches, of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 59.0% were married-couple households, 12.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 6,655 people, 2,319 households, and 1,776 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,465 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.02%
White, 5.24%
African American, 0.17%
Native American, 0.99%
Asian, 1.29% from
other races, and 2.28% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 6.61% of the population. There were 2,319 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were
married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.20. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.
Income and poverty For 2016, the median income for a household in the CDP was $95,932. The
per capita income for the CDP was $38,431. About 4.5% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the
poverty threshold, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over. ==Schools==