North Patchogue vs Oakdale

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

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

North Patchogue has the higher population (7,243 vs 7,171 in Oakdale). Oakdale has the higher median household income ($129,809 vs $104,698 in North Patchogue). Oakdale has the higher median home value ($595,200 vs $421,800 in North Patchogue).

Population, income & housing

	North Patchogue	Oakdale
Population	7,243	7,171
Median age	37.6 yrs	48.2 yrs
Median household income	$104,698	$129,809
Median home value	$421,800	$595,200
Median gross rent	—	$2,336
Housing units	2,417	2,928
Homeownership rate	90.2%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	49.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Patchogue	Oakdale
Population	7,657 → 7,243 (-5.4%)	6,984 → 7,171 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$104,254 → $104,698 (+0.4%)	$102,250 → $129,809 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$312,700 → $421,800 (+34.9%)	$423,900 → $595,200 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,697 → $2,320 (+36.7%)	$1,466 → $2,336 (+59.3%)

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

Oakdale

Population

6,9847,171

Median household income

$102,250$129,809

Median home value

$423,900$595,200

Median gross rent

$1,466$2,336

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Patchogue	Oakdale
Under 5	7.2%	3.2%
5 to 17	16.2%	10.5%
18 to 24	11.5%	10.2%
25 to 34	11.0%	15.8%
35 to 44	12.5%	7.2%
45 to 54	15.1%	15.1%
55 to 64	13.9%	16.3%
65 to 74	9.2%	11.1%
75 and over	3.5%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Patchogue	Oakdale
White (non-Hispanic)	69.8%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	25.7%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Patchogue	Oakdale
No high school diploma	7.2%	2.9%
High school graduate	28.0%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	40.1%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	23.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Patchogue	Oakdale
Drove alone	80.2%	80.5%
Carpooled	9.5%	7.0%
Public transit	2.6%	1.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	7.4%	9.2%
Other means	0.3%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Patchogue	Oakdale
1-unit, detached	93.5%	68.2%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Patchogue	Oakdale
Poverty rate	3.0%	5.0%
Average household size	3.09	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	33	29
Median year structure built	1960	1970