East Farmingdale vs Yaphank

A side-by-side comparison of East Farmingdale and Yaphank: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Yaphank has the higher population (6,140 vs 5,866 in East Farmingdale). Yaphank has the higher median household income ($111,375 vs $109,531 in East Farmingdale). East Farmingdale has the higher median home value ($558,200 vs $421,100 in Yaphank).

Population, income & housing

	East Farmingdale	Yaphank
Population	5,866	6,140
Median age	34.3 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$109,531	$111,375
Median home value	$558,200	$421,100
Median gross rent	$2,131	$2,831
Housing units	1,996	2,839
Homeownership rate	65.5%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.2%	36.0%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Farmingdale	Yaphank
Population	6,168 → 5,866 (-4.9%)	6,338 → 6,140 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$97,177 → $109,531 (+12.7%)	$101,250 → $111,375 (+10.0%)
Median home value	$439,900 → $558,200 (+26.9%)	$328,600 → $421,100 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,558 → $2,131 (+36.8%)	$2,150 → $2,831 (+31.7%)

East Farmingdale

Population

6,1685,866

Median household income

$97,177$109,531

Median home value

$439,900$558,200

Median gross rent

$1,558$2,131

Yaphank

Population

6,3386,140

Median household income

$101,250$111,375

Median home value

$328,600$421,100

Median gross rent

$2,150$2,831

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Farmingdale	Yaphank
Under 5	4.6%	4.3%
5 to 17	13.3%	10.0%
18 to 24	15.0%	7.2%
25 to 34	17.8%	19.7%
35 to 44	11.7%	14.3%
45 to 54	9.5%	11.6%
55 to 64	13.7%	17.1%
65 to 74	7.2%	9.2%
75 and over	7.1%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Farmingdale	Yaphank
White (non-Hispanic)	59.2%	79.9%
Black or African American	9.6%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	5.4%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	21.8%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Farmingdale	Yaphank
No high school diploma	12.2%	3.8%
High school graduate	21.8%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18.4%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Farmingdale	Yaphank
Drove alone	76.0%	78.5%
Carpooled	3.0%	12.6%
Public transit	3.8%	2.3%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	6.1%
Other means	1.7%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Farmingdale	Yaphank
1-unit, detached	71.3%	51.1%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	25.4%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	10.6%
20 or more units	13.0%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Farmingdale	Yaphank
Poverty rate	4.8%	5.1%
Average household size	2.82	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	28	33
Median year structure built	1962	1986