Holbrook vs West Islip

A side-by-side comparison of Holbrook and West Islip: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Islip has the higher population (26,559 vs 26,256 in Holbrook). West Islip has the higher median household income ($171,045 vs $139,116 in Holbrook). West Islip has the higher median home value ($592,700 vs $504,100 in Holbrook).

Population, income & housing

	Holbrook	West Islip
Population	26,256	26,559
Median age	40.9 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$139,116	$171,045
Median home value	$504,100	$592,700
Median gross rent	$2,427	$2,613
Housing units	9,262	8,650
Homeownership rate	77.8%	95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.4%	50.1%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Holbrook	West Islip
Population	25,824 → 26,256 (+1.7%)	26,844 → 26,559 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$105,619 → $139,116 (+31.7%)	$125,779 → $171,045 (+36.0%)
Median home value	$377,100 → $504,100 (+33.7%)	$426,700 → $592,700 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,915 → $2,427 (+26.7%)	$2,017 → $2,613 (+29.5%)

Holbrook

Population

25,82426,256

Median household income

$105,619$139,116

Median home value

$377,100$504,100

Median gross rent

$1,915$2,427

West Islip

Population

26,84426,559

Median household income

$125,779$171,045

Median home value

$426,700$592,700

Median gross rent

$2,017$2,613

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Holbrook	West Islip
Under 5	5.3%	6.3%
5 to 17	16.1%	14.8%
18 to 24	9.0%	10.9%
25 to 34	11.5%	12.3%
35 to 44	13.6%	12.3%
45 to 54	14.0%	13.9%
55 to 64	14.4%	15.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	8.4%
75 and over	6.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Holbrook	West Islip
White (non-Hispanic)	75.2%	81.1%
Black or African American	2.9%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.8%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	15.7%	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Holbrook	West Islip
No high school diploma	6.9%	3.7%
High school graduate	28.9%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.2%	23.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Holbrook	West Islip
Drove alone	80.3%	75.0%
Carpooled	6.0%	5.9%
Public transit	4.0%	5.5%
Walked	0.7%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	12.3%
Other means	0.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Holbrook	West Islip
1-unit, detached	74.3%	96.2%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	0.8%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Holbrook	West Islip
Poverty rate	5.0%	2.7%
Average household size	2.92	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	32	31
Median year structure built	1975	1960