The unemployment rate in Farmingville, NY, is 7.90%, with job growth of -2.60%. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 26.80%. The income per capita is $29,863, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $82,005. Long Island has long been referred to as a suburban utopia for New York City commuters; nowadays, however, urban planners call it a "technoburb" to describe the fact that many Long Island residents live and work in their suburban surroundings. Stony Brook University is Long Island's largest single-site employer with more than 13,000 employees. According to the Carnegie Foundation, the university is one of the nation's 70 leading research institutions. Opportunities are available in various areas including academia, health care, administration, athletics, research, public safety, and maintenance, among many others. Many Farmingville residents are professionals, employed at various focal points of Long Island's growing computer industry. Hauppauge Industrial Park, a huge complex - the largest on the east coast, is home to nearly 1,300 companies.