Centre Island vs Hewlett Bay Park

A side-by-side comparison of Centre Island and Hewlett Bay Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Centre Island and Hewlett Bay Park are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hewlett Bay Park has the higher population (380 vs 308 in Centre Island). Hewlett Bay Park has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $213,542 in Centre Island). Hewlett Bay Park has the higher median home value ($1,975,000 vs $1,652,800 in Centre Island).

Population, income & housing

	Centre Island	Hewlett Bay Park
Population	308	380
Median age	58.8 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$213,542	$250,001
Median home value	$1,652,800	$1,975,000
Housing units	192	117
Homeownership rate	93.0%	98.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.7%	89.4%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Centre Island	Hewlett Bay Park
Population	446 → 308 (-30.9%)	350 → 380 (+8.6%)
Median household income	$168,750 → $213,542 (+26.5%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$1,508,900 → $1,652,800 (+9.5%)	$1,687,500 → $1,975,000 (+17.0%)
Median gross rent	$3,501 → $3,501 (+0.0%)	—

Centre Island

Population

446308

Median household income

$168,750$213,542

Median home value

$1,508,900$1,652,800

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,501

Hewlett Bay Park

Population

350380

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$1,687,500$1,975,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Centre Island	Hewlett Bay Park
Under 5	2.3%	4.2%
5 to 17	13.0%	16.1%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.6%
25 to 34	0.6%	13.9%
35 to 44	3.9%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.3%
55 to 64	26.6%	14.7%
65 to 74	18.8%	10.3%
75 and over	16.2%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Centre Island	Hewlett Bay Park
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	66.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.6%	12.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Centre Island	Hewlett Bay Park
No high school diploma	3.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	14.5%	2.9%
Some college or associate's	19.1%	7.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.8%	33.2%
Graduate or professional degree	34.9%	56.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Centre Island	Hewlett Bay Park
Drove alone	50.7%	38.4%
Carpooled	15.8%	7.3%
Public transit	7.5%	14.2%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.3%	39.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Centre Island	Hewlett Bay Park
1-unit, detached	100.0%	96.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Centre Island	Hewlett Bay Park
Poverty rate	16.2%	0.3%
Average household size	2.39	3.55
Mean commute (minutes)	44	46
Median year structure built	1961	1956