Nesconset vs St. James

A side-by-side comparison of Nesconset and St. James: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. James has the higher population (13,680 vs 13,344 in Nesconset). Nesconset has the higher median household income ($148,291 vs $130,556 in St. James). St. James has the higher median home value ($632,900 vs $627,300 in Nesconset).

Population, income & housing

	Nesconset	St. James
Population	13,344	13,680
Median age	44.1 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$148,291	$130,556
Median home value	$627,300	$632,900
Median gross rent	$3,044	$2,192
Housing units	4,723	5,095
Homeownership rate	84.0%	87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.0%	49.1%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nesconset	St. James
Population	13,293 → 13,344 (+0.4%)	13,671 → 13,680 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$125,245 → $148,291 (+18.4%)	$115,580 → $130,556 (+13.0%)
Median home value	$458,500 → $627,300 (+36.8%)	$459,600 → $632,900 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,282 → $3,044 (+33.4%)	$1,808 → $2,192 (+21.2%)

Nesconset

Population

13,29313,344

Median household income

$125,245$148,291

Median home value

$458,500$627,300

Median gross rent

$2,282$3,044

St. James

Population

13,67113,680

Median household income

$115,580$130,556

Median home value

$459,600$632,900

Median gross rent

$1,808$2,192

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nesconset	St. James
Under 5	2.8%	2.8%
5 to 17	15.6%	16.2%
18 to 24	12.6%	9.6%
25 to 34	9.0%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.2%	9.1%
45 to 54	16.2%	13.3%
55 to 64	18.3%	17.6%
65 to 74	7.4%	11.9%
75 and over	6.7%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nesconset	St. James
White (non-Hispanic)	76.8%	81.7%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.6%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nesconset	St. James
No high school diploma	4.4%	3.7%
High school graduate	22.0%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	25.0%	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	25.0%	24.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nesconset	St. James
Drove alone	74.4%	80.2%
Carpooled	4.7%	4.3%
Public transit	4.0%	2.6%
Walked	0.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.2%	10.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nesconset	St. James
1-unit, detached	81.3%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	11.1%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	9.9%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Nesconset	St. James
Poverty rate	6.3%	2.9%
Average household size	2.83	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	36	30
Median year structure built	1976	1969