Copiague vs Selden

A side-by-side comparison of Copiague and Selden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Copiague has the higher population (23,332 vs 21,707 in Selden). Copiague has the higher median household income ($121,098 vs $111,339 in Selden). Copiague has the higher median home value ($463,300 vs $435,700 in Selden).

Population, income & housing

	Copiague	Selden
Population	23,332	21,707
Median age	37.3 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$121,098	$111,339
Median home value	$463,300	$435,700
Median gross rent	$2,003	$2,282
Housing units	7,472	7,180
Homeownership rate	78.6%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Copiague	Selden
Population	23,561 → 23,332 (-1.0%)	20,093 → 21,707 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$82,258 → $121,098 (+47.2%)	$95,801 → $111,339 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$328,600 → $463,300 (+41.0%)	$330,100 → $435,700 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,643 → $2,003 (+21.9%)	$1,810 → $2,282 (+26.1%)

Copiague

Population

23,56123,332

Median household income

$82,258$121,098

Median home value

$328,600$463,300

Median gross rent

$1,643$2,003

Selden

Population

20,09321,707

Median household income

$95,801$111,339

Median home value

$330,100$435,700

Median gross rent

$1,810$2,282

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Copiague	Selden
Under 5	7.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	16.4%	14.9%
18 to 24	9.1%	9.0%
25 to 34	14.2%	14.1%
35 to 44	14.2%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.6%	13.9%
55 to 64	15.4%	13.9%
65 to 74	6.7%	9.1%
75 and over	4.9%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Copiague	Selden
White (non-Hispanic)	43.8%	61.7%
Black or African American	6.8%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	2.8%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	1.1%
Two or more races	1.4%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	44.0%	24.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Copiague	Selden
No high school diploma	14.3%	6.9%
High school graduate	29.9%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Copiague	Selden
Drove alone	68.7%	79.9%
Carpooled	9.1%	7.3%
Public transit	7.2%	2.9%
Walked	2.7%	0.4%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	8.3%
Other means	2.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Copiague	Selden
1-unit, detached	76.6%	89.3%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	13.5%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	2.6%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Copiague	Selden
Poverty rate	8.1%	7.5%
Average household size	3.32	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	32	31
Median year structure built	1963	1966