East Patchogue vs North Bay Shore

A side-by-side comparison of East Patchogue and North Bay Shore: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Patchogue has the higher population (21,364 vs 20,501 in North Bay Shore). North Bay Shore has the higher median household income ($117,893 vs $107,721 in East Patchogue). East Patchogue has the higher median home value ($459,200 vs $449,900 in North Bay Shore).

Population, income & housing

	East Patchogue	North Bay Shore
Population	21,364	20,501
Median age	42.7 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$107,721	$117,893
Median home value	$459,200	$449,900
Median gross rent	$1,863	$1,664
Housing units	8,652	4,847
Homeownership rate	74.9%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.1%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Patchogue	North Bay Shore
Population	22,172 → 21,364 (-3.6%)	21,679 → 20,501 (-5.4%)
Median household income	$81,890 → $107,721 (+31.5%)	$89,275 → $117,893 (+32.1%)
Median home value	$335,300 → $459,200 (+37.0%)	$298,400 → $449,900 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,422 → $1,863 (+31.0%)	$1,709 → $1,664 (-2.6%)

East Patchogue

Population

22,17221,364

Median household income

$81,890$107,721

Median home value

$335,300$459,200

Median gross rent

$1,422$1,863

North Bay Shore

Population

21,67920,501

Median household income

$89,275$117,893

Median home value

$298,400$449,900

Median gross rent

$1,709$1,664

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Patchogue	North Bay Shore
Under 5	4.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.0%	17.9%
18 to 24	9.0%	10.4%
25 to 34	13.1%	16.4%
35 to 44	12.8%	15.4%
45 to 54	14.9%	13.9%
55 to 64	13.8%	9.5%
65 to 74	11.0%	6.3%
75 and over	7.7%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Patchogue	North Bay Shore
White (non-Hispanic)	71.4%	11.2%
Black or African American	3.5%	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.4%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	4.3%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	18.6%	66.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Patchogue	North Bay Shore
No high school diploma	9.8%	26.5%
High school graduate	29.4%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Patchogue	North Bay Shore
Drove alone	77.6%	72.6%
Carpooled	9.0%	12.6%
Public transit	4.1%	4.7%
Walked	0.6%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	1.8%
Other means	1.0%	7.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Patchogue	North Bay Shore
1-unit, detached	71.3%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	2.2%
20 or more units	8.3%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	East Patchogue	North Bay Shore
Poverty rate	6.5%	6.7%
Average household size	2.58	4.53
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1970	1967