Southold vs Yaphank

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

Southold and Yaphank 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 6,140 in Yaphank). Southold has the higher median household income ($114,743 vs $111,375 in Yaphank). Southold has the higher median home value ($762,900 vs $421,100 in Yaphank).

Population, income & housing

	Southold	Yaphank
Population	6,600	6,140
Median age	51.9 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$114,743	$111,375
Median home value	$762,900	$421,100
Median gross rent	$2,176	$2,831
Housing units	4,013	2,839
Homeownership rate	82.8%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.8%	36.0%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Southold	Yaphank
Population	5,904 → 6,600 (+11.8%)	6,338 → 6,140 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$77,386 → $114,743 (+48.3%)	$101,250 → $111,375 (+10.0%)
Median home value	$590,600 → $762,900 (+29.2%)	$328,600 → $421,100 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,822 → $2,176 (+19.4%)	$2,150 → $2,831 (+31.7%)

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

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)

	Southold	Yaphank
Under 5	4.9%	4.3%
5 to 17	16.8%	10.0%
18 to 24	4.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	7.7%	19.7%
35 to 44	9.7%	14.3%
45 to 54	9.1%	11.6%
55 to 64	21.3%	17.1%
65 to 74	16.0%	9.2%
75 and over	10.4%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Southold	Yaphank
White (non-Hispanic)	76.8%	79.9%
Black or African American	0.8%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	3.7%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.3%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Southold	Yaphank
No high school diploma	9.7%	3.8%
High school graduate	17.9%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	20.7%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	30.8%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	21.0%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Southold	Yaphank
Drove alone	67.9%	78.5%
Carpooled	12.8%	12.6%
Public transit	4.6%	2.3%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	6.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Southold	Yaphank
1-unit, detached	92.0%	51.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	25.4%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	10.6%
20 or more units	1.5%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Southold	Yaphank
Poverty rate	3.3%	5.1%
Average household size	2.45	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	26	33
Median year structure built	1971	1986