East Shoreham vs Oakdale

A side-by-side comparison of East Shoreham and Oakdale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Shoreham has the higher population (7,279 vs 7,171 in Oakdale). East Shoreham has the higher median household income ($165,789 vs $129,809 in Oakdale). Oakdale has the higher median home value ($595,200 vs $542,000 in East Shoreham).

Population, income & housing

	East Shoreham	Oakdale
Population	7,279	7,171
Median age	38.7 yrs	48.2 yrs
Median household income	$165,789	$129,809
Median home value	$542,000	$595,200
Median gross rent	$1,910	$2,336
Housing units	2,128	2,928
Homeownership rate	96.5%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.4%	49.9%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Shoreham	Oakdale
Population	6,801 → 7,279 (+7.0%)	6,984 → 7,171 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$130,972 → $165,789 (+26.6%)	$102,250 → $129,809 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$409,800 → $542,000 (+32.3%)	$423,900 → $595,200 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$2,289 → $1,910 (-16.6%)	$1,466 → $2,336 (+59.3%)

East Shoreham

Population

6,8017,279

Median household income

$130,972$165,789

Median home value

$409,800$542,000

Median gross rent

$2,289$1,910

Oakdale

Population

6,9847,171

Median household income

$102,250$129,809

Median home value

$423,900$595,200

Median gross rent

$1,466$2,336

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Shoreham	Oakdale
Under 5	3.1%	3.2%
5 to 17	20.6%	10.5%
18 to 24	11.0%	10.2%
25 to 34	10.6%	15.8%
35 to 44	10.7%	7.2%
45 to 54	13.8%	15.1%
55 to 64	16.3%	16.3%
65 to 74	8.5%	11.1%
75 and over	5.5%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Shoreham	Oakdale
White (non-Hispanic)	83.6%	85.0%
Black or African American	1.8%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Shoreham	Oakdale
No high school diploma	4.5%	2.9%
High school graduate	24.2%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	24.9%	23.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Shoreham	Oakdale
Drove alone	78.2%	80.5%
Carpooled	6.5%	7.0%
Public transit	2.1%	1.4%
Walked	0.2%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	12.7%	9.2%
Other means	0.3%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Shoreham	Oakdale
1-unit, detached	99.2%	68.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Shoreham	Oakdale
Poverty rate	2.3%	5.0%
Average household size	3.36	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	35	29
Median year structure built	1977	1970