Commack vs Coram

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

Commack 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 36,353 in Commack). Commack has the higher median household income ($170,375 vs $107,159 in Coram). Commack has the higher median home value ($647,000 vs $425,300 in Coram).

Population, income & housing

	Commack	Coram
Population	36,353	41,527
Median age	43.7 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$170,375	$107,159
Median home value	$647,000	$425,300
Median gross rent	$2,396	$2,529
Housing units	11,915	16,235
Homeownership rate	93.7%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.5%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Commack	Coram
Population	36,953 → 36,353 (-1.6%)	40,311 → 41,527 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$138,098 → $170,375 (+23.4%)	$84,022 → $107,159 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$495,000 → $647,000 (+30.7%)	$323,600 → $425,300 (+31.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,839 → $2,396 (+30.3%)	$2,013 → $2,529 (+25.6%)

Commack

Population

36,95336,353

Median household income

$138,098$170,375

Median home value

$495,000$647,000

Median gross rent

$1,839$2,396

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)

	Commack	Coram
Under 5	5.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	16.8%	13.1%
18 to 24	8.6%	9.1%
25 to 34	10.7%	14.7%
35 to 44	10.3%	9.3%
45 to 54	15.6%	15.6%
55 to 64	16.1%	14.7%
65 to 74	8.5%	11.0%
75 and over	8.1%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Commack	Coram
White (non-Hispanic)	80.6%	55.7%
Black or African American	1.5%	12.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	5.2%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	19.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Commack	Coram
No high school diploma	3.3%	8.0%
High school graduate	15.5%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	30.9%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	28.6%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Commack	Coram
Drove alone	72.1%	80.4%
Carpooled	4.8%	6.2%
Public transit	5.5%	3.8%
Walked	0.5%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.4%	7.4%
Other means	0.7%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Commack	Coram
1-unit, detached	92.6%	52.9%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	15.8%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	16.6%
20 or more units	1.4%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Commack	Coram
Poverty rate	3.4%	8.6%
Average household size	3.08	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	34	34
Median year structure built	1964	1980