Hampton Bays vs Islip

A side-by-side comparison of Hampton Bays and Islip: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Islip has the higher population (17,224 vs 17,138 in Hampton Bays). Hampton Bays has the higher median household income ($129,080 vs $122,596 in Islip). Hampton Bays has the higher median home value ($688,900 vs $486,900 in Islip).

Population, income & housing

	Hampton Bays	Islip
Population	17,138	17,224
Median age	43.5 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$129,080	$122,596
Median home value	$688,900	$486,900
Median gross rent	$2,291	$2,192
Housing units	9,036	6,373
Homeownership rate	78.2%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.6%	35.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampton Bays	Islip
Population	14,848 → 17,138 (+15.4%)	17,853 → 17,224 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$81,250 → $129,080 (+58.9%)	$110,387 → $122,596 (+11.1%)
Median home value	$489,100 → $688,900 (+40.9%)	$378,600 → $486,900 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,777 → $2,291 (+28.9%)	$1,620 → $2,192 (+35.3%)

Hampton Bays

Population

14,84817,138

Median household income

$81,250$129,080

Median home value

$489,100$688,900

Median gross rent

$1,777$2,291

Islip

Population

17,85317,224

Median household income

$110,387$122,596

Median home value

$378,600$486,900

Median gross rent

$1,620$2,192

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampton Bays	Islip
Under 5	6.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	12.9%	13.5%
18 to 24	10.2%	6.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	13.1%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.7%
45 to 54	15.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.3%	18.2%
65 to 74	10.4%	10.9%
75 and over	9.1%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampton Bays	Islip
White (non-Hispanic)	61.2%	70.7%
Black or African American	1.6%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	32.2%	19.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampton Bays	Islip
No high school diploma	12.6%	13.0%
High school graduate	23.2%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	19.6%	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampton Bays	Islip
Drove alone	70.7%	78.5%
Carpooled	11.0%	7.9%
Public transit	5.3%	3.6%
Walked	3.4%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.7%	8.2%
Other means	0.7%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampton Bays	Islip
1-unit, detached	88.8%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	3.2%
20 or more units	1.2%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Hampton Bays	Islip
Poverty rate	8.8%	5.8%
Average household size	2.64	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	34	29
Median year structure built	1975	1965