North Great River vs Setauket

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

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

Setauket has the higher population (3,687 vs 3,638 in North Great River). Setauket has the higher median household income ($202,339 vs $146,250 in North Great River). Setauket has the higher median home value ($708,100 vs $488,900 in North Great River).

Population, income & housing

	North Great River	Setauket
Population	3,638	3,687
Median age	47.4 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$146,250	$202,339
Median home value	$488,900	$708,100
Median gross rent	$2,418	$3,501
Housing units	1,306	1,510
Homeownership rate	80.6%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.0%	73.9%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Great River	Setauket
Population	3,883 → 3,638 (-6.3%)	3,814 → 3,687 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$90,156 → $146,250 (+62.2%)	$188,773 → $202,339 (+7.2%)
Median home value	$364,400 → $488,900 (+34.2%)	$600,200 → $708,100 (+18.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,167 → $2,418 (+11.6%)	$3,501 → $3,501 (+0.0%)

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

Setauket

Population

3,8143,687

Median household income

$188,773$202,339

Median home value

$600,200$708,100

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Great River	Setauket
Under 5	3.8%	6.5%
5 to 17	15.1%	18.1%
18 to 24	4.6%	4.6%
25 to 34	11.8%	10.1%
35 to 44	10.7%	13.2%
45 to 54	14.5%	12.0%
55 to 64	16.8%	16.8%
65 to 74	8.3%	10.2%
75 and over	14.3%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Great River	Setauket
White (non-Hispanic)	60.9%	81.7%
Black or African American	3.1%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	7.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	8.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	23.7%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Great River	Setauket
No high school diploma	7.7%	3.0%
High school graduate	32.1%	8.3%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	14.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	54.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Great River	Setauket
Drove alone	82.1%	70.4%
Carpooled	1.9%	2.9%
Public transit	4.0%	2.1%
Walked	1.7%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.3%	21.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Great River	Setauket
1-unit, detached	83.9%	96.2%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Great River	Setauket
Poverty rate	2.3%	6.9%
Average household size	2.89	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1968	1965