East Islip vs Nesconset

A side-by-side comparison of East Islip and Nesconset: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Islip has the higher population (13,687 vs 13,344 in Nesconset). Nesconset has the higher median household income ($148,291 vs $146,890 in East Islip). Nesconset has the higher median home value ($627,300 vs $577,600 in East Islip).

Population, income & housing

	East Islip	Nesconset
Population	13,687	13,344
Median age	41.3 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$146,890	$148,291
Median home value	$577,600	$627,300
Median gross rent	$2,202	$3,044
Housing units	4,811	4,723
Homeownership rate	90.0%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.3%	50.0%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Islip	Nesconset
Population	13,222 → 13,687 (+3.5%)	13,293 → 13,344 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$125,000 → $146,890 (+17.5%)	$125,245 → $148,291 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$416,000 → $577,600 (+38.8%)	$458,500 → $627,300 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,914 → $2,202 (+15.0%)	$2,282 → $3,044 (+33.4%)

East Islip

Population

13,22213,687

Median household income

$125,000$146,890

Median home value

$416,000$577,600

Median gross rent

$1,914$2,202

Nesconset

Population

13,29313,344

Median household income

$125,245$148,291

Median home value

$458,500$627,300

Median gross rent

$2,282$3,044

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Islip	Nesconset
Under 5	4.9%	2.8%
5 to 17	14.4%	15.6%
18 to 24	7.8%	12.6%
25 to 34	15.5%	9.0%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.2%
45 to 54	10.6%	16.2%
55 to 64	15.9%	18.3%
65 to 74	11.8%	7.4%
75 and over	7.1%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Islip	Nesconset
White (non-Hispanic)	80.6%	76.8%
Black or African American	1.8%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	14.6%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Islip	Nesconset
No high school diploma	5.5%	4.4%
High school graduate	24.0%	22.0%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16.5%	25.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Islip	Nesconset
Drove alone	80.8%	74.4%
Carpooled	6.3%	4.7%
Public transit	2.8%	4.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	16.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Islip	Nesconset
1-unit, detached	86.0%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	4.9%
20 or more units	7.8%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	East Islip	Nesconset
Poverty rate	4.5%	6.3%
Average household size	2.90	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	31	36
Median year structure built	1958	1976