Blue Point vs West Sayville

A side-by-side comparison of Blue Point and West Sayville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Sayville has the higher population (4,944 vs 4,622 in Blue Point). West Sayville has the higher median household income ($154,531 vs $148,684 in Blue Point). Blue Point has the higher median home value ($607,300 vs $558,400 in West Sayville).

Population, income & housing

	Blue Point	West Sayville
Population	4,622	4,944
Median age	46.6 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$148,684	$154,531
Median home value	$607,300	$558,400
Median gross rent	$2,207	$2,537
Housing units	2,163	2,055
Homeownership rate	85.9%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.8%	40.8%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blue Point	West Sayville
Population	4,942 → 4,622 (-6.5%)	5,010 → 4,944 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$119,837 → $148,684 (+24.1%)	$110,250 → $154,531 (+40.2%)
Median home value	$448,600 → $607,300 (+35.4%)	$389,200 → $558,400 (+43.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,722 → $2,207 (+28.2%)	$1,619 → $2,537 (+56.7%)

Blue Point

Population

4,9424,622

Median household income

$119,837$148,684

Median home value

$448,600$607,300

Median gross rent

$1,722$2,207

West Sayville

Population

5,0104,944

Median household income

$110,250$154,531

Median home value

$389,200$558,400

Median gross rent

$1,619$2,537

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blue Point	West Sayville
Under 5	4.3%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.0%	13.2%
18 to 24	5.1%	6.9%
25 to 34	11.0%	10.1%
35 to 44	10.6%	13.3%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	17.8%	19.1%
65 to 74	14.3%	14.5%
75 and over	11.1%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blue Point	West Sayville
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	90.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blue Point	West Sayville
No high school diploma	2.1%	5.4%
High school graduate	20.6%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	22.5%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.6%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	27.2%	21.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blue Point	West Sayville
Drove alone	65.7%	80.0%
Carpooled	4.9%	3.0%
Public transit	11.2%	4.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.7%	10.1%
Other means	0.5%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blue Point	West Sayville
1-unit, detached	77.8%	88.6%
1-unit, attached	16.2%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.6%
20 or more units	1.5%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Blue Point	West Sayville
Poverty rate	7.4%	1.8%
Average household size	2.23	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	45	30
Median year structure built	1966	1957