Southampton vs West Bay Shore

A side-by-side comparison of Southampton and West Bay Shore: population, income, housing, and more.

Southampton and West Bay Shore are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Southampton has the higher population (4,557 vs 4,199 in West Bay Shore). Southampton has the higher median household income ($177,045 vs $132,102 in West Bay Shore). Southampton has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $566,400 in West Bay Shore).

Population, income & housing

	Southampton	West Bay Shore
Population	4,557	4,199
Median age	57.5 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$177,045	$132,102
Median home value	$2,000,001	$566,400
Median gross rent	$2,180	$2,414
Housing units	3,945	1,640
Homeownership rate	84.6%	97.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.6%	46.7%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Southampton	West Bay Shore
Population	3,285 → 4,557 (+38.7%)	4,801 → 4,199 (-12.5%)
Median household income	$122,614 → $177,045 (+44.4%)	$131,292 → $132,102 (+0.6%)
Median home value	$1,226,400 → $2,000,001 (+63.1%)	$433,200 → $566,400 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,870 → $2,180 (+16.6%)	$2,161 → $2,414 (+11.7%)

Southampton

Population

3,2854,557

Median household income

$122,614$177,045

Median home value

$1,226,400$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$1,870$2,180

West Bay Shore

Population

4,8014,199

Median household income

$131,292$132,102

Median home value

$433,200$566,400

Median gross rent

$2,161$2,414

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Southampton	West Bay Shore
Under 5	2.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	13.7%	13.5%
18 to 24	3.3%	4.0%
25 to 34	5.1%	11.6%
35 to 44	7.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.9%
55 to 64	21.9%	14.7%
65 to 74	16.3%	14.1%
75 and over	17.0%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Southampton	West Bay Shore
White (non-Hispanic)	77.1%	82.7%
Black or African American	7.8%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Southampton	West Bay Shore
No high school diploma	1.4%	5.0%
High school graduate	15.4%	22.3%
Some college or associate's	17.6%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	30.7%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	34.9%	21.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Southampton	West Bay Shore
Drove alone	36.6%	76.6%
Carpooled	3.2%	6.6%
Public transit	8.3%	7.3%
Walked	17.4%	0.9%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.7%	8.7%
Other means	4.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Southampton	West Bay Shore
1-unit, detached	85.7%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	23.8%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Southampton	West Bay Shore
Poverty rate	5.2%	3.2%
Average household size	2.54	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	22	33
Median year structure built	1981	1959