East Hampton vs Head of the Harbor

A side-by-side comparison of East Hampton and Head of the Harbor: population, income, housing, and more.

East Hampton and Head of the Harbor are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Head of the Harbor has the higher population (1,378 vs 1,277 in East Hampton). Head of the Harbor has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $114,375 in East Hampton). East Hampton has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,123,900 in Head of the Harbor).

Population, income & housing

	East Hampton	Head of the Harbor
Population	1,277	1,378
Median age	57.9 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$114,375	$250,001
Median home value	$2,000,001	$1,123,900
Median gross rent	$2,500	$2,833
Housing units	1,840	565
Homeownership rate	74.4%	95.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.5%	65.0%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Hampton	Head of the Harbor
Population	869 → 1,277 (+47.0%)	1,378 → 1,378 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$109,250 → $114,375 (+4.7%)	$216,667 → $250,001 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)	$945,100 → $1,123,900 (+18.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,056 → $2,500 (+21.6%)	$1,804 → $2,833 (+57.0%)

East Hampton

Population

8691,277

Median household income

$109,250$114,375

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,056$2,500

Head of the Harbor

Population

1,3781,378

Median household income

$216,667$250,001

Median home value

$945,100$1,123,900

Median gross rent

$1,804$2,833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Hampton	Head of the Harbor
Under 5	1.8%	2.1%
5 to 17	9.4%	21.3%
18 to 24	5.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	5.8%	8.1%
35 to 44	5.6%	8.3%
45 to 54	16.7%	15.7%
55 to 64	18.9%	19.7%
65 to 74	17.8%	9.5%
75 and over	18.5%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Hampton	Head of the Harbor
White (non-Hispanic)	77.1%	75.2%
Black or African American	3.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	6.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	16.7%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Hampton	Head of the Harbor
No high school diploma	6.2%	6.7%
High school graduate	9.7%	7.0%
Some college or associate's	15.6%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	36.1%	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	32.4%	30.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Hampton	Head of the Harbor
Drove alone	50.5%	57.9%
Carpooled	4.6%	6.6%
Public transit	9.7%	3.2%
Walked	12.9%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	29.0%
Other means	5.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Hampton	Head of the Harbor
1-unit, detached	92.4%	98.9%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Hampton	Head of the Harbor
Poverty rate	6.9%	2.1%
Average household size	1.95	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	22	31
Median year structure built	1962	1975