North Sea vs Yaphank

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

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

North Sea has the higher population (6,517 vs 6,140 in Yaphank). North Sea has the higher median household income ($155,139 vs $111,375 in Yaphank). North Sea has the higher median home value ($1,071,800 vs $421,100 in Yaphank).

Population, income & housing

	North Sea	Yaphank
Population	6,517	6,140
Median age	44.0 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$155,139	$111,375
Median home value	$1,071,800	$421,100
Median gross rent	$2,643	$2,831
Housing units	3,683	2,839
Homeownership rate	86.9%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.4%	36.0%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Sea	Yaphank
Population	4,597 → 6,517 (+41.8%)	6,338 → 6,140 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$105,064 → $155,139 (+47.7%)	$101,250 → $111,375 (+10.0%)
Median home value	$835,400 → $1,071,800 (+28.3%)	$328,600 → $421,100 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,949 → $2,643 (+35.6%)	$2,150 → $2,831 (+31.7%)

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

Yaphank

Population

6,3386,140

Median household income

$101,250$111,375

Median home value

$328,600$421,100

Median gross rent

$2,150$2,831

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Sea	Yaphank
Under 5	5.4%	4.3%
5 to 17	12.3%	10.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.2%
25 to 34	11.7%	19.7%
35 to 44	14.0%	14.3%
45 to 54	13.7%	11.6%
55 to 64	10.6%	17.1%
65 to 74	17.9%	9.2%
75 and over	6.6%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Sea	Yaphank
White (non-Hispanic)	63.7%	79.9%
Black or African American	13.3%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	1.9%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.5%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Sea	Yaphank
No high school diploma	2.2%	3.8%
High school graduate	22.2%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	33.0%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	24.4%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Sea	Yaphank
Drove alone	64.7%	78.5%
Carpooled	10.8%	12.6%
Public transit	2.7%	2.3%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.0%	6.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Sea	Yaphank
1-unit, detached	94.4%	51.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	25.4%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	10.6%
20 or more units	0.3%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Sea	Yaphank
Poverty rate	4.4%	5.1%
Average household size	2.86	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1986	1986