East Moriches vs Yaphank

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

East Moriches 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 5,794 in East Moriches). East Moriches has the higher median household income ($124,028 vs $111,375 in Yaphank). East Moriches has the higher median home value ($630,300 vs $421,100 in Yaphank).

Population, income & housing

	East Moriches	Yaphank
Population	5,794	6,140
Median age	45.0 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$124,028	$111,375
Median home value	$630,300	$421,100
Median gross rent	$2,273	$2,831
Housing units	2,256	2,839
Homeownership rate	68.3%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.7%	36.0%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Moriches	Yaphank
Population	5,445 → 5,794 (+6.4%)	6,338 → 6,140 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$104,519 → $124,028 (+18.7%)	$101,250 → $111,375 (+10.0%)
Median home value	$441,000 → $630,300 (+42.9%)	$328,600 → $421,100 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,777 → $2,273 (+27.9%)	$2,150 → $2,831 (+31.7%)

East Moriches

Population

5,4455,794

Median household income

$104,519$124,028

Median home value

$441,000$630,300

Median gross rent

$1,777$2,273

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 Moriches	Yaphank
Under 5	6.3%	4.3%
5 to 17	15.6%	10.0%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.2%
25 to 34	5.6%	19.7%
35 to 44	14.7%	14.3%
45 to 54	13.5%	11.6%
55 to 64	12.1%	17.1%
65 to 74	14.6%	9.2%
75 and over	9.8%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Moriches	Yaphank
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	79.9%
Black or African American	1.5%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	1.1%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Moriches	Yaphank
No high school diploma	10.0%	3.8%
High school graduate	28.4%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Moriches	Yaphank
Drove alone	66.1%	78.5%
Carpooled	17.0%	12.6%
Public transit	2.2%	2.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Moriches	Yaphank
1-unit, detached	74.6%	51.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	25.4%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	16.8%	10.6%
20 or more units	3.1%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Moriches	Yaphank
Poverty rate	3.4%	5.1%
Average household size	2.67	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	1979	1986