Central Islip vs Coram

A side-by-side comparison of Central Islip and Coram: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Coram has the higher population (41,527 vs 37,751 in Central Islip). Central Islip has the higher median household income ($110,166 vs $107,159 in Coram). Coram has the higher median home value ($425,300 vs $405,000 in Central Islip).

Population, income & housing

	Central Islip	Coram
Population	37,751	41,527
Median age	33.9 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$110,166	$107,159
Median home value	$405,000	$425,300
Median gross rent	$2,106	$2,529
Housing units	10,660	16,235
Homeownership rate	77.1%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Islip	Coram
Population	31,205 → 37,751 (+21.0%)	40,311 → 41,527 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$74,458 → $110,166 (+48.0%)	$84,022 → $107,159 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$275,800 → $405,000 (+46.8%)	$323,600 → $425,300 (+31.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,690 → $2,106 (+24.6%)	$2,013 → $2,529 (+25.6%)

Central Islip

Population

31,20537,751

Median household income

$74,458$110,166

Median home value

$275,800$405,000

Median gross rent

$1,690$2,106

Coram

Population

40,31141,527

Median household income

$84,022$107,159

Median home value

$323,600$425,300

Median gross rent

$2,013$2,529

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Islip	Coram
Under 5	6.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	19.1%	13.1%
18 to 24	10.5%	9.1%
25 to 34	14.9%	14.7%
35 to 44	14.8%	9.3%
45 to 54	12.8%	15.6%
55 to 64	11.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	6.0%	11.0%
75 and over	4.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Islip	Coram
White (non-Hispanic)	15.8%	55.7%
Black or African American	17.4%	12.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.8%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	1.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	61.7%	19.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Islip	Coram
No high school diploma	23.1%	8.0%
High school graduate	33.5%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Islip	Coram
Drove alone	75.2%	80.4%
Carpooled	12.9%	6.2%
Public transit	3.1%	3.8%
Walked	0.4%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	7.4%
Other means	1.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Islip	Coram
1-unit, detached	66.8%	52.9%
1-unit, attached	14.4%	15.8%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	16.6%
20 or more units	5.0%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Central Islip	Coram
Poverty rate	9.3%	8.6%
Average household size	3.86	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	28	34
Median year structure built	1969	1980