Central Islip vs West Babylon

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

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

West Babylon has the higher population (43,239 vs 37,751 in Central Islip). West Babylon has the higher median household income ($127,785 vs $110,166 in Central Islip). West Babylon has the higher median home value ($490,500 vs $405,000 in Central Islip).

Population, income & housing

	Central Islip	West Babylon
Population	37,751	43,239
Median age	33.9 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$110,166	$127,785
Median home value	$405,000	$490,500
Median gross rent	$2,106	$2,136
Housing units	10,660	14,456
Homeownership rate	77.1%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	32.2%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Islip	West Babylon
Population	31,205 → 37,751 (+21.0%)	42,665 → 43,239 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$74,458 → $110,166 (+48.0%)	$100,470 → $127,785 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$275,800 → $405,000 (+46.8%)	$358,200 → $490,500 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,690 → $2,106 (+24.6%)	$1,796 → $2,136 (+18.9%)

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

West Babylon

Population

42,66543,239

Median household income

$100,470$127,785

Median home value

$358,200$490,500

Median gross rent

$1,796$2,136

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Islip	West Babylon
Under 5	6.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	19.1%	13.9%
18 to 24	10.5%	8.4%
25 to 34	14.9%	15.3%
35 to 44	14.8%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.6%
55 to 64	11.0%	16.3%
65 to 74	6.0%	8.9%
75 and over	4.5%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Islip	West Babylon
White (non-Hispanic)	15.8%	64.5%
Black or African American	17.4%	10.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.8%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	61.7%	20.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Islip	West Babylon
No high school diploma	23.1%	9.8%
High school graduate	33.5%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Islip	West Babylon
Drove alone	75.2%	74.8%
Carpooled	12.9%	5.7%
Public transit	3.1%	5.5%
Walked	0.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.6%	10.0%
Other means	1.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Islip	West Babylon
1-unit, detached	66.8%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	14.4%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	4.6%
20 or more units	5.0%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Central Islip	West Babylon
Poverty rate	9.3%	5.4%
Average household size	3.86	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	28	32
Median year structure built	1969	1961