Blue Point

Population: 4,622
Median household income: $148,684
Median home value: $607,300

Blue Point is a community in Suffolk County, New York, home to 4,622 residents. At $148,684, its median household income sits above Suffolk County's $128,329.

From 2019 to 2023, Blue Point's population declined 6.5% from 4,942 to 4,622, while its median home value rose 35.4% from $448,600 to $607,300.

77.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1966.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,622
Median age: 46.6 yrs
Median household income: $148,684
Median home value: $607,300
Median gross rent: $2,207
Housing units: 2,163
Homeownership rate: 85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,9424,622

Median household income

$119,837$148,684

Median home value

$448,600$607,300

Median gross rent

$1,722$2,207

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,942	$119,837	$448,600	$1,722
2020	4,739	$99,844	$457,100	$1,784
2021	4,827	$105,000	$485,600	$1,786
2022	4,616	$126,818	$568,000	$2,157
2023	4,622	$148,684	$607,300	$2,207

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6417.8%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	198	4.3%
5 to 17	693	15.0%
18 to 24	236	5.1%
25 to 34	510	11.0%
35 to 44	488	10.6%
45 to 54	500	10.8%
55 to 64	825	17.8%
65 to 74	661	14.3%
75 and over	511	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,311	93.3%
Black or African American	7	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	38	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	40	0.9%
Two or more races	57	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	169	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate20.6%

Some college or associate's22.5%

Bachelor's degree27.6%

Graduate or professional degree27.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	73	2.1%
High school graduate	719	20.6%
Some college or associate's	786	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	966	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	951	27.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 45 min

Drove alone65.7%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit11.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.7%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,455	65.7%
Carpooled	109	4.9%
Public transit	249	11.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	392	17.7%
Other means	11	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	105	5.8%
15 to 29 min	652	35.7%
30 to 44 min	430	23.6%
45 to 59 min	142	7.8%
60+ min	495	27.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 7.4% (341 of 4,622)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,270	61.8%
Nonfamily households	786	38.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,056	95.1%
Vacant	107	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,766	85.9%
Renter-occupied	290	14.1%

1-unit, detached77.8%

1-unit, attached16.2%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,682	77.8%
1-unit, attached	351	16.2%
2 to 4 units	24	1.1%
5 to 19 units	73	3.4%
20 or more units	33	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3607069
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.8 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.7516, -73.0350

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