Lindenhurst vs Shirley

A side-by-side comparison of Lindenhurst and Shirley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shirley has the higher population (27,807 vs 27,106 in Lindenhurst). Lindenhurst has the higher median household income ($129,033 vs $105,379 in Shirley). Lindenhurst has the higher median home value ($484,800 vs $390,300 in Shirley).

Population, income & housing

	Lindenhurst	Shirley
Population	27,106	27,807
Median age	39.3 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$129,033	$105,379
Median home value	$484,800	$390,300
Median gross rent	$2,099	$2,110
Housing units	9,069	8,934
Homeownership rate	85.2%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lindenhurst	Shirley
Population	26,979 → 27,106 (+0.5%)	28,583 → 27,807 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$97,253 → $129,033 (+32.7%)	$87,242 → $105,379 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$367,000 → $484,800 (+32.1%)	$265,600 → $390,300 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,678 → $2,099 (+25.1%)	$1,878 → $2,110 (+12.4%)

Lindenhurst

Population

26,97927,106

Median household income

$97,253$129,033

Median home value

$367,000$484,800

Median gross rent

$1,678$2,099

Shirley

Population

28,58327,807

Median household income

$87,242$105,379

Median home value

$265,600$390,300

Median gross rent

$1,878$2,110

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lindenhurst	Shirley
Under 5	6.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.7%	17.3%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.4%
25 to 34	13.6%	12.8%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	13.7%	13.8%
55 to 64	15.2%	15.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	9.7%
75 and over	5.9%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lindenhurst	Shirley
White (non-Hispanic)	74.4%	57.4%
Black or African American	3.9%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.4%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	27.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lindenhurst	Shirley
No high school diploma	8.3%	12.5%
High school graduate	32.4%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lindenhurst	Shirley
Drove alone	74.1%	78.7%
Carpooled	7.3%	12.2%
Public transit	6.2%	2.7%
Walked	0.7%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	4.9%
Other means	2.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lindenhurst	Shirley
1-unit, detached	81.2%	94.7%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	1.2%
20 or more units	1.5%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Lindenhurst	Shirley
Poverty rate	5.1%	8.0%
Average household size	3.19	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	1957	1975