Gordon Heights vs West Bay Shore

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

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

West Bay Shore has the higher population (4,199 vs 4,095 in Gordon Heights). West Bay Shore has the higher median household income ($132,102 vs $107,317 in Gordon Heights). West Bay Shore has the higher median home value ($566,400 vs $363,700 in Gordon Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Gordon Heights	West Bay Shore
Population	4,095	4,199
Median age	33.9 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$107,317	$132,102
Median home value	$363,700	$566,400
Median gross rent	$2,356	$2,414
Housing units	1,258	1,640
Homeownership rate	86.5%	97.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	46.7%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gordon Heights	West Bay Shore
Population	3,596 → 4,095 (+13.9%)	4,801 → 4,199 (-12.5%)
Median household income	$92,548 → $107,317 (+16.0%)	$131,292 → $132,102 (+0.6%)
Median home value	$303,400 → $363,700 (+19.9%)	$433,200 → $566,400 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,828 → $2,356 (+28.9%)	$2,161 → $2,414 (+11.7%)

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

West Bay Shore

Population

4,8014,199

Median household income

$131,292$132,102

Median home value

$433,200$566,400

Median gross rent

$2,161$2,414

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gordon Heights	West Bay Shore
Under 5	3.1%	5.0%
5 to 17	28.4%	13.5%
18 to 24	10.0%	4.0%
25 to 34	10.4%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.6%
45 to 54	20.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	7.7%	14.7%
65 to 74	4.7%	14.1%
75 and over	4.2%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gordon Heights	West Bay Shore
White (non-Hispanic)	11.5%	82.7%
Black or African American	48.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.7%	0.7%
Two or more races	8.1%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	29.2%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gordon Heights	West Bay Shore
No high school diploma	12.5%	5.0%
High school graduate	42.4%	22.3%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	21.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gordon Heights	West Bay Shore
Drove alone	75.9%	76.6%
Carpooled	3.9%	6.6%
Public transit	15.0%	7.3%
Walked	2.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	8.7%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gordon Heights	West Bay Shore
1-unit, detached	100.0%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	23.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gordon Heights	West Bay Shore
Poverty rate	10.6%	3.2%
Average household size	3.44	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	40	33
Median year structure built	1993	1959