Islandia vs North Great River

A side-by-side comparison of Islandia and North Great River: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Great River has the higher population (3,638 vs 3,581 in Islandia). North Great River has the higher median household income ($146,250 vs $112,435 in Islandia). North Great River has the higher median home value ($488,900 vs $451,700 in Islandia).

Population, income & housing

	Islandia	North Great River
Population	3,581	3,638
Median age	39.1 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$112,435	$146,250
Median home value	$451,700	$488,900
Median gross rent	$1,781	$2,418
Housing units	1,324	1,306
Homeownership rate	96.3%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	29.0%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Islandia	North Great River
Population	3,341 → 3,581 (+7.2%)	3,883 → 3,638 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$93,555 → $112,435 (+20.2%)	$90,156 → $146,250 (+62.2%)
Median home value	$321,100 → $451,700 (+40.7%)	$364,400 → $488,900 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,836 → $1,781 (-3.0%)	$2,167 → $2,418 (+11.6%)

Islandia

Population

3,3413,581

Median household income

$93,555$112,435

Median home value

$321,100$451,700

Median gross rent

$1,836$1,781

North Great River

Population

3,8833,638

Median household income

$90,156$146,250

Median home value

$364,400$488,900

Median gross rent

$2,167$2,418

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Islandia	North Great River
Under 5	3.3%	3.8%
5 to 17	11.4%	15.1%
18 to 24	7.0%	4.6%
25 to 34	21.1%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.7%
45 to 54	11.6%	14.5%
55 to 64	17.5%	16.8%
65 to 74	11.1%	8.3%
75 and over	5.7%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Islandia	North Great River
White (non-Hispanic)	31.7%	60.9%
Black or African American	13.1%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.4%	1.3%
Asian	5.6%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	6.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	36.3%	23.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Islandia	North Great River
No high school diploma	11.4%	7.7%
High school graduate	29.2%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Islandia	North Great River
Drove alone	83.7%	82.1%
Carpooled	5.5%	1.9%
Public transit	1.3%	4.0%
Walked	0.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	10.3%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Islandia	North Great River
1-unit, detached	82.2%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	1.8%
20 or more units	2.3%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Islandia	North Great River
Poverty rate	3.4%	2.3%
Average household size	2.83	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1969	1968