East Setauket vs South Huntington

A side-by-side comparison of East Setauket and South Huntington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Setauket has the higher population (10,385 vs 10,150 in South Huntington). South Huntington has the higher median household income ($151,078 vs $149,820 in East Setauket). South Huntington has the higher median home value ($614,200 vs $613,300 in East Setauket).

Population, income & housing

	East Setauket	South Huntington
Population	10,385	10,150
Median age	43.7 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$149,820	$151,078
Median home value	$613,300	$614,200
Median gross rent	$2,189	$1,698
Housing units	3,949	3,538
Homeownership rate	88.2%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.5%	54.1%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Setauket	South Huntington
Population	9,531 → 10,385 (+9.0%)	10,322 → 10,150 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$140,774 → $149,820 (+6.4%)	$115,978 → $151,078 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$474,200 → $613,300 (+29.3%)	$434,800 → $614,200 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,632 → $2,189 (+34.1%)	$1,846 → $1,698 (-8.0%)

East Setauket

Population

9,53110,385

Median household income

$140,774$149,820

Median home value

$474,200$613,300

Median gross rent

$1,632$2,189

South Huntington

Population

10,32210,150

Median household income

$115,978$151,078

Median home value

$434,800$614,200

Median gross rent

$1,846$1,698

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Setauket	South Huntington
Under 5	3.3%	4.1%
5 to 17	18.3%	15.5%
18 to 24	11.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	9.7%	10.6%
35 to 44	9.1%	11.3%
45 to 54	14.3%	15.1%
55 to 64	16.0%	16.7%
65 to 74	12.4%	8.2%
75 and over	5.8%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Setauket	South Huntington
White (non-Hispanic)	73.5%	71.6%
Black or African American	2.1%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	9.8%	9.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.4%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Setauket	South Huntington
No high school diploma	1.9%	2.9%
High school graduate	15.2%	14.2%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	36.3%	24.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Setauket	South Huntington
Drove alone	77.9%	70.8%
Carpooled	4.5%	5.4%
Public transit	3.3%	6.9%
Walked	0.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.3%	14.3%
Other means	0.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Setauket	South Huntington
1-unit, detached	76.6%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	9.4%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.6%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	East Setauket	South Huntington
Poverty rate	3.8%	3.5%
Average household size	2.78	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1972	1958