Baiting Hollow

Population: 2,686
Median household income: $113,229
Median home value: $538,300

Baiting Hollow is a community in Suffolk County, New York, home to 2,686 residents. The median household income of $113,229 is below the Suffolk County median ($128,329).

From 2019 to 2023, Baiting Hollow's population grew 55.2% from 1,731 to 2,686, while its median home value rose 23.7% from $435,300 to $538,300.

39.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 97.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,686
Median age: 55.8 yrs
Median household income: $113,229
Median home value: $538,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,616
Homeownership rate: 97.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7312,686

Median household income

$94,167$113,229

Median home value

$435,300$538,300

Median gross rent

$2,104$2,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,731	$94,167	$435,300	$2,104
2020	2,839	$103,828	$446,400	$1,833
2021	3,090	$110,764	$453,200	$2,091
2022	2,899	$108,313	$498,300	$2,200
2023	2,686	$113,229	$538,300	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 243.2%

25 to 347.5%

35 to 446.3%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 6424.2%

65 to 7418.4%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	82	3.1%
5 to 17	327	12.2%
18 to 24	87	3.2%
25 to 34	201	7.5%
35 to 44	170	6.3%
45 to 54	413	15.4%
55 to 64	650	24.2%
65 to 74	494	18.4%
75 and over	262	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,391	89.0%
Black or African American	55	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	94	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	1.0%
Two or more races	43	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	76	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate22.1%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree23.3%

Graduate or professional degree16.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	118	5.4%
High school graduate	484	22.1%
Some college or associate's	726	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	511	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	351	16.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit1.1%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	955	75.3%
Carpooled	112	8.8%
Public transit	14	1.1%
Walked	47	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	113	8.9%
Other means	28	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	401	34.7%
15 to 29 min	279	24.1%
30 to 44 min	136	11.8%
45 to 59 min	126	10.9%
60+ min	214	18.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 2.3% (62 of 2,669)

	Count	Share
Family households	852	77.6%
Nonfamily households	246	22.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,098	67.9%
Vacant	518	32.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,074	97.8%
Renter-occupied	24	2.2%

1-unit, detached75.1%

1-unit, attached11.3%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units7.7%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,213	75.1%
1-unit, attached	183	11.3%
2 to 4 units	18	1.1%
5 to 19 units	125	7.7%
20 or more units	58	3.6%
Mobile home & other	19	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3604055
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.21 sq mi
Water area: 2.21 sq mi
Center point: 40.9628, -72.7443

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