North Patchogue vs Northport

A side-by-side comparison of North Patchogue and Northport: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Northport has the higher population (7,320 vs 7,243 in North Patchogue). Northport has the higher median household income ($141,378 vs $104,698 in North Patchogue). Northport has the higher median home value ($708,400 vs $421,800 in North Patchogue).

Population, income & housing

	North Patchogue	Northport
Population	7,243	7,320
Median age	37.6 yrs	52.2 yrs
Median household income	$104,698	$141,378
Median home value	$421,800	$708,400
Median gross rent	—	$2,070
Housing units	2,417	3,254
Homeownership rate	90.2%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	66.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Patchogue	Northport
Population	7,657 → 7,243 (-5.4%)	7,328 → 7,320 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$104,254 → $104,698 (+0.4%)	$114,375 → $141,378 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$312,700 → $421,800 (+34.9%)	$627,400 → $708,400 (+12.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,697 → $2,320 (+36.7%)	$1,618 → $2,070 (+27.9%)

North Patchogue

Population

7,6577,243

Median household income

$104,254$104,698

Median home value

$312,700$421,800

Median gross rent

$1,697$2,320

Northport

Population

7,3287,320

Median household income

$114,375$141,378

Median home value

$627,400$708,400

Median gross rent

$1,618$2,070

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Patchogue	Northport
Under 5	7.2%	2.4%
5 to 17	16.2%	15.0%
18 to 24	11.5%	5.1%
25 to 34	11.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	12.5%	7.1%
45 to 54	15.1%	15.9%
55 to 64	13.9%	17.8%
65 to 74	9.2%	15.6%
75 and over	3.5%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Patchogue	Northport
White (non-Hispanic)	69.8%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	25.7%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Patchogue	Northport
No high school diploma	7.2%	0.3%
High school graduate	28.0%	6.9%
Some college or associate's	40.1%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	36.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	30.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Patchogue	Northport
Drove alone	80.2%	75.6%
Carpooled	9.5%	3.7%
Public transit	2.6%	3.9%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	14.2%
Other means	0.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Patchogue	Northport
1-unit, detached	93.5%	76.2%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	North Patchogue	Northport
Poverty rate	3.0%	11.3%
Average household size	3.09	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	33	30
Median year structure built	1960	1956