Lindenhurst vs West Islip

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

Lindenhurst 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.

Lindenhurst has the higher population (27,106 vs 26,559 in West Islip). West Islip has the higher median household income ($171,045 vs $129,033 in Lindenhurst). West Islip has the higher median home value ($592,700 vs $484,800 in Lindenhurst).

Population, income & housing

	Lindenhurst	West Islip
Population	27,106	26,559
Median age	39.3 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$129,033	$171,045
Median home value	$484,800	$592,700
Median gross rent	$2,099	$2,613
Housing units	9,069	8,650
Homeownership rate	85.2%	95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	50.1%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lindenhurst	West Islip
Population	26,979 → 27,106 (+0.5%)	26,844 → 26,559 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$97,253 → $129,033 (+32.7%)	$125,779 → $171,045 (+36.0%)
Median home value	$367,000 → $484,800 (+32.1%)	$426,700 → $592,700 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,678 → $2,099 (+25.1%)	$2,017 → $2,613 (+29.5%)

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

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)

	Lindenhurst	West Islip
Under 5	6.1%	6.3%
5 to 17	16.7%	14.8%
18 to 24	8.0%	10.9%
25 to 34	13.6%	12.3%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	13.7%	13.9%
55 to 64	15.2%	15.5%
65 to 74	8.8%	8.4%
75 and over	5.9%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lindenhurst	West Islip
White (non-Hispanic)	74.4%	81.1%
Black or African American	3.9%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lindenhurst	West Islip
No high school diploma	8.3%	3.7%
High school graduate	32.4%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	23.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lindenhurst	West Islip
Drove alone	74.1%	75.0%
Carpooled	7.3%	5.9%
Public transit	6.2%	5.5%
Walked	0.7%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	12.3%
Other means	2.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lindenhurst	West Islip
1-unit, detached	81.2%	96.2%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.8%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Lindenhurst	West Islip
Poverty rate	5.1%	2.7%
Average household size	3.19	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	32	31
Median year structure built	1957	1960