East Williston vs Sands Point

A side-by-side comparison of East Williston and Sands Point: population, income, housing, and more.

East Williston and Sands Point are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sands Point has the higher population (2,725 vs 2,627 in East Williston). Sands Point has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $236,000 in East Williston). Sands Point has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,060,200 in East Williston).

Population, income & housing

	East Williston	Sands Point
Population	2,627	2,725
Median age	42.2 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$236,000	$250,001
Median home value	$1,060,200	$2,000,001
Median gross rent	—	$3,501
Housing units	812	933
Homeownership rate	97.6%	95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.9%	88.1%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Williston	Sands Point
Population	2,572 → 2,627 (+2.1%)	2,862 → 2,725 (-4.8%)
Median household income	$196,625 → $236,000 (+20.0%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$876,300 → $1,060,200 (+21.0%)	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$3,501 → $3,501 (+0.0%)

East Williston

Population

2,5722,627

Median household income

$196,625$236,000

Median home value

$876,300$1,060,200

Sands Point

Population

2,8622,725

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Williston	Sands Point
Under 5	5.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	20.4%	25.0%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	6.9%	2.4%
35 to 44	14.0%	9.0%
45 to 54	14.0%	16.7%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.0%	11.8%
75 and over	6.6%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Williston	Sands Point
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	83.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	14.5%	8.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Williston	Sands Point
No high school diploma	4.5%	1.9%
High school graduate	10.5%	3.0%
Some college or associate's	15.0%	7.0%
Bachelor's degree	37.3%	41.3%
Graduate or professional degree	32.7%	46.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Williston	Sands Point
Drove alone	53.5%	38.3%
Carpooled	4.1%	5.3%
Public transit	21.9%	27.3%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.5%	28.1%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Williston	Sands Point
1-unit, detached	99.4%	99.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Williston	Sands Point
Poverty rate	1.8%	3.4%
Average household size	3.26	3.21
Mean commute (minutes)	38	45
Median year structure built	1951	1961