Hampton Bays vs North Babylon

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

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

North Babylon has the higher population (18,208 vs 17,138 in Hampton Bays). North Babylon has the higher median household income ($130,293 vs $129,080 in Hampton Bays). Hampton Bays has the higher median home value ($688,900 vs $470,900 in North Babylon).

Population, income & housing

	Hampton Bays	North Babylon
Population	17,138	18,208
Median age	43.5 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$129,080	$130,293
Median home value	$688,900	$470,900
Median gross rent	$2,291	$2,238
Housing units	9,036	6,030
Homeownership rate	78.2%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.6%	33.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampton Bays	North Babylon
Population	14,848 → 17,138 (+15.4%)	17,134 → 18,208 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$81,250 → $129,080 (+58.9%)	$95,306 → $130,293 (+36.7%)
Median home value	$489,100 → $688,900 (+40.9%)	$356,400 → $470,900 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,777 → $2,291 (+28.9%)	$1,871 → $2,238 (+19.6%)

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

North Babylon

Population

17,13418,208

Median household income

$95,306$130,293

Median home value

$356,400$470,900

Median gross rent

$1,871$2,238

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampton Bays	North Babylon
Under 5	6.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	12.9%	14.1%
18 to 24	10.2%	9.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	13.2%
35 to 44	13.3%	10.2%
45 to 54	15.1%	10.3%
55 to 64	13.3%	19.8%
65 to 74	10.4%	10.6%
75 and over	9.1%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampton Bays	North Babylon
White (non-Hispanic)	61.2%	58.0%
Black or African American	1.6%	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	32.2%	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampton Bays	North Babylon
No high school diploma	12.6%	7.2%
High school graduate	23.2%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19.6%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampton Bays	North Babylon
Drove alone	70.7%	74.6%
Carpooled	11.0%	8.4%
Public transit	5.3%	5.8%
Walked	3.4%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	8.7%
Other means	0.7%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampton Bays	North Babylon
1-unit, detached	88.8%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	4.4%
20 or more units	1.2%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Hampton Bays	North Babylon
Poverty rate	8.8%	4.0%
Average household size	2.64	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	34	32
Median year structure built	1975	1960