Gordon Heights vs Setauket

A side-by-side comparison of Gordon Heights and Setauket: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gordon Heights has the higher population (4,095 vs 3,687 in Setauket). Setauket has the higher median household income ($202,339 vs $107,317 in Gordon Heights). Setauket has the higher median home value ($708,100 vs $363,700 in Gordon Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Gordon Heights	Setauket
Population	4,095	3,687
Median age	33.9 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$107,317	$202,339
Median home value	$363,700	$708,100
Median gross rent	$2,356	$3,501
Housing units	1,258	1,510
Homeownership rate	86.5%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	73.9%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gordon Heights	Setauket
Population	3,596 → 4,095 (+13.9%)	3,814 → 3,687 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$92,548 → $107,317 (+16.0%)	$188,773 → $202,339 (+7.2%)
Median home value	$303,400 → $363,700 (+19.9%)	$600,200 → $708,100 (+18.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,828 → $2,356 (+28.9%)	$3,501 → $3,501 (+0.0%)

Gordon Heights

Population

3,5964,095

Median household income

$92,548$107,317

Median home value

$303,400$363,700

Median gross rent

$1,828$2,356

Setauket

Population

3,8143,687

Median household income

$188,773$202,339

Median home value

$600,200$708,100

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gordon Heights	Setauket
Under 5	3.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	28.4%	18.1%
18 to 24	10.0%	4.6%
25 to 34	10.4%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.2%
45 to 54	20.0%	12.0%
55 to 64	7.7%	16.8%
65 to 74	4.7%	10.2%
75 and over	4.2%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gordon Heights	Setauket
White (non-Hispanic)	11.5%	81.7%
Black or African American	48.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	7.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.7%	1.4%
Two or more races	8.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	29.2%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gordon Heights	Setauket
No high school diploma	12.5%	3.0%
High school graduate	42.4%	8.3%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	14.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	54.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gordon Heights	Setauket
Drove alone	75.9%	70.4%
Carpooled	3.9%	2.9%
Public transit	15.0%	2.1%
Walked	2.3%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	1.8%	21.7%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gordon Heights	Setauket
1-unit, detached	100.0%	96.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gordon Heights	Setauket
Poverty rate	10.6%	6.9%
Average household size	3.44	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	40	25
Median year structure built	1993	1965