Elwood vs Middle Island

A side-by-side comparison of Elwood and Middle Island: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elwood has the higher population (11,140 vs 11,086 in Middle Island). Elwood has the higher median household income ($170,987 vs $89,702 in Middle Island). Elwood has the higher median home value ($664,200 vs $347,900 in Middle Island).

Population, income & housing

	Elwood	Middle Island
Population	11,140	11,086
Median age	47.2 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$170,987	$89,702
Median home value	$664,200	$347,900
Median gross rent	$1,455	$1,774
Housing units	3,866	4,857
Homeownership rate	96.6%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.2%	31.9%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elwood	Middle Island
Population	11,498 → 11,140 (-3.1%)	10,228 → 11,086 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$116,144 → $170,987 (+47.2%)	$78,301 → $89,702 (+14.6%)
Median home value	$537,200 → $664,200 (+23.6%)	$274,000 → $347,900 (+27.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,393 → $1,455 (-39.2%)	$1,727 → $1,774 (+2.7%)

Elwood

Population

11,49811,140

Median household income

$116,144$170,987

Median home value

$537,200$664,200

Median gross rent

$2,393$1,455

Middle Island

Population

10,22811,086

Median household income

$78,301$89,702

Median home value

$274,000$347,900

Median gross rent

$1,727$1,774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elwood	Middle Island
Under 5	4.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.6%	15.2%
18 to 24	9.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.4%	11.9%
35 to 44	9.1%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.9%
55 to 64	21.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.6%	11.3%
75 and over	9.4%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elwood	Middle Island
White (non-Hispanic)	73.8%	69.1%
Black or African American	4.2%	12.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.7%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elwood	Middle Island
No high school diploma	4.3%	8.0%
High school graduate	18.3%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	25.7%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elwood	Middle Island
Drove alone	65.1%	81.0%
Carpooled	4.4%	9.7%
Public transit	11.8%	1.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.9%	6.8%
Other means	0.1%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elwood	Middle Island
1-unit, detached	90.6%	44.8%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	13.8%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	22.9%
20 or more units	0.4%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elwood	Middle Island
Poverty rate	3.5%	12.0%
Average household size	2.88	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	43	32
Median year structure built	1963	1980