North Sea vs Southold

A side-by-side comparison of North Sea and Southold: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Southold has the higher population (6,600 vs 6,517 in North Sea). North Sea has the higher median household income ($155,139 vs $114,743 in Southold). North Sea has the higher median home value ($1,071,800 vs $762,900 in Southold).

Population, income & housing

	North Sea	Southold
Population	6,517	6,600
Median age	44.0 yrs	51.9 yrs
Median household income	$155,139	$114,743
Median home value	$1,071,800	$762,900
Median gross rent	$2,643	$2,176
Housing units	3,683	4,013
Homeownership rate	86.9%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.4%	51.8%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Sea	Southold
Population	4,597 → 6,517 (+41.8%)	5,904 → 6,600 (+11.8%)
Median household income	$105,064 → $155,139 (+47.7%)	$77,386 → $114,743 (+48.3%)
Median home value	$835,400 → $1,071,800 (+28.3%)	$590,600 → $762,900 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,949 → $2,643 (+35.6%)	$1,822 → $2,176 (+19.4%)

North Sea

Population

4,5976,517

Median household income

$105,064$155,139

Median home value

$835,400$1,071,800

Median gross rent

$1,949$2,643

Southold

Population

5,9046,600

Median household income

$77,386$114,743

Median home value

$590,600$762,900

Median gross rent

$1,822$2,176

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Sea	Southold
Under 5	5.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	12.3%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.9%	4.2%
25 to 34	11.7%	7.7%
35 to 44	14.0%	9.7%
45 to 54	13.7%	9.1%
55 to 64	10.6%	21.3%
65 to 74	17.9%	16.0%
75 and over	6.6%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Sea	Southold
White (non-Hispanic)	63.7%	76.8%
Black or African American	13.3%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	1.5%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	16.5%	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Sea	Southold
No high school diploma	2.2%	9.7%
High school graduate	22.2%	17.9%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	33.0%	30.8%
Graduate or professional degree	24.4%	21.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Sea	Southold
Drove alone	64.7%	67.9%
Carpooled	10.8%	12.8%
Public transit	2.7%	4.6%
Walked	1.3%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.0%	12.1%
Other means	0.9%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Sea	Southold
1-unit, detached	94.4%	92.0%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Sea	Southold
Poverty rate	4.4%	3.3%
Average household size	2.86	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1986	1971