Bellmore vs South Farmingdale

A side-by-side comparison of Bellmore and South Farmingdale: population, income, housing, and more.

Bellmore and South Farmingdale are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bellmore has the higher population (15,652 vs 14,953 in South Farmingdale). South Farmingdale has the higher median household income ($162,527 vs $159,158 in Bellmore). Bellmore has the higher median home value ($661,700 vs $584,400 in South Farmingdale).

Population, income & housing

	Bellmore	South Farmingdale
Population	15,652	14,953
Median age	42.2 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$159,158	$162,527
Median home value	$661,700	$584,400
Median gross rent	—	$2,642
Housing units	5,470	4,693
Homeownership rate	91.4%	94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.8%	40.2%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellmore	South Farmingdale
Population	15,368 → 15,652 (+1.8%)	15,229 → 14,953 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$136,684 → $159,158 (+16.4%)	$124,073 → $162,527 (+31.0%)
Median home value	$502,100 → $661,700 (+31.8%)	$426,000 → $584,400 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,617 → $1,688 (+4.4%)	$2,244 → $2,642 (+17.7%)

Bellmore

Population

15,36815,652

Median household income

$136,684$159,158

Median home value

$502,100$661,700

Median gross rent

$1,617$1,688

South Farmingdale

Population

15,22914,953

Median household income

$124,073$162,527

Median home value

$426,000$584,400

Median gross rent

$2,244$2,642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bellmore	South Farmingdale
Under 5	5.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.3%	12.4%
18 to 24	6.5%	10.1%
25 to 34	11.3%	15.1%
35 to 44	12.2%	10.2%
45 to 54	16.3%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.7%	17.3%
65 to 74	9.6%	12.1%
75 and over	6.2%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellmore	South Farmingdale
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	74.3%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellmore	South Farmingdale
No high school diploma	2.0%	6.7%
High school graduate	19.7%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	26.6%	17.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellmore	South Farmingdale
Drove alone	67.7%	74.9%
Carpooled	4.8%	4.7%
Public transit	8.9%	7.8%
Walked	1.4%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.0%	11.1%
Other means	0.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellmore	South Farmingdale
1-unit, detached	92.9%	93.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.2%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bellmore	South Farmingdale
Poverty rate	3.4%	3.9%
Average household size	2.99	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	36	36
Median year structure built	1957	1956