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the Staten Island Railway station in this neighborhood

Dongan Hills was one of the first Staten Island neighborhoods to witness an upsurge in home construction after World War II, as many small, one family homes were built there during the 1950s, and the city also built a public housing project in the community; known as the General Berry Houses, it is the southernmost public housing project on Staten Island. Population growth accelerated in the area when the Verrazano Narrows Bridge linking Staten Island with Brooklyn was opened in November 1964. Indeed, recent arrivals from Brooklyn have overwhelmed the descendants of the original residents, and now form a majority of the neighborhood's population. Most of the residents are Italian American, with a small, but significant amount of Irish Americans. The Billiou Stillwell Perine House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

For census purposes, the New York City government classifies Dongan Hills as part of a larger neighborhood tabulation area called Old Town Dongan Hills South Beach. Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of Old Town Dongan Hills South Beach was 24,835, a change of 1,818 (7.3%) from the 23,017 counted in 2000. Covering an area of , the neighborhood had a population density of The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 74% (18,381) White, 3.1% (763) African American, 0.1% (36) Native American, 7.5% (1,860) Asian, 0% (9) Pacific Islander, 0.3% (69) from other races, and 1.4% (336) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.6% (3,381) of the population. The entirety of Community District 2, which comprises Dongan Hills and other Mid Island neighborhoods, had 134,657 inhabitants as of NYC Health's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 81.2 years. This is the same as the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. Most inhabitants are youth and middle aged adults: 20% are between the ages of between 0–17, 25% between 25–44, and 29% between 45–64. The ratio of college aged and elderly residents was lower, at 8% and 18% respectively. though the median income in Dongan Hills individually was $73,378. The 122nd Precinct ranked 2nd safest out of 69 patrol areas for per capita crime in 2010, behind only the 123rd Precinct on Staten Island's South Shore. as of 2018, with a non fatal assault rate of 40 per 100,000 people, Dongan Hills and Mid Island's rate of violent crimes per capita is less than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 253 per 100,000 people is lower than that of the city as a whole.

Dongan Hills is served by the New York City Fire Department (FDNY)'s Engine Co. 159/Satellite 5, located at 1592 Richmond Road.

as of 2018, preterm births and births to teenage mothers are less common in Dongan Hills and Mid Island than in other places citywide. In Dongan Hills and Mid Island, there were 80 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 6.8 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide).

Dongan Hills is located within the ZIP Codes 10305 south of the Staten Island Railway line and 10304 north of the railway line. The United States Postal Service does not operate a post office in Dongan Hills, but the nearest post office is New Dorp Station at 2562 Hylan Boulevard.

The New York Public Library (NYPL)'s Dongan Hills branch is located at 1617 Richmond Road, just west of Seaview Avenue. The branch started operating out of a location on Richmond Road in 1957 and moved to its current one story location in 1975. The building was refurbished in 2008.

Dongan Hills is served by the Staten Island Railway station of the same name. Dongan Hills is also served by the local buses on Hylan Boulevard and the local buses on Richmond Road. Express bus service is provided by the on Hylan Boulevard and the on Richmond Road.