East Patchogue vs Selden

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

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

Selden has the higher population (21,707 vs 21,364 in East Patchogue). Selden has the higher median household income ($111,339 vs $107,721 in East Patchogue). East Patchogue has the higher median home value ($459,200 vs $435,700 in Selden).

Population, income & housing

	East Patchogue	Selden
Population	21,364	21,707
Median age	42.7 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$107,721	$111,339
Median home value	$459,200	$435,700
Median gross rent	$1,863	$2,282
Housing units	8,652	7,180
Homeownership rate	74.9%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.1%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Patchogue	Selden
Population	22,172 → 21,364 (-3.6%)	20,093 → 21,707 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$81,890 → $107,721 (+31.5%)	$95,801 → $111,339 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$335,300 → $459,200 (+37.0%)	$330,100 → $435,700 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,422 → $1,863 (+31.0%)	$1,810 → $2,282 (+26.1%)

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

Selden

Population

20,09321,707

Median household income

$95,801$111,339

Median home value

$330,100$435,700

Median gross rent

$1,810$2,282

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Patchogue	Selden
Under 5	4.7%	6.5%
5 to 17	13.0%	14.9%
18 to 24	9.0%	9.0%
25 to 34	13.1%	14.1%
35 to 44	12.8%	12.1%
45 to 54	14.9%	13.9%
55 to 64	13.8%	13.9%
65 to 74	11.0%	9.1%
75 and over	7.7%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Patchogue	Selden
White (non-Hispanic)	71.4%	61.7%
Black or African American	3.5%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.4%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	1.1%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	18.6%	24.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Patchogue	Selden
No high school diploma	9.8%	6.9%
High school graduate	29.4%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Patchogue	Selden
Drove alone	77.6%	79.9%
Carpooled	9.0%	7.3%
Public transit	4.1%	2.9%
Walked	0.6%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	8.3%
Other means	1.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Patchogue	Selden
1-unit, detached	71.3%	89.3%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	3.4%
20 or more units	8.3%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Patchogue	Selden
Poverty rate	6.5%	7.5%
Average household size	2.58	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1970	1966