Center Moriches

Population: 8,155
Median household income: $152,500
Median home value: $554,500

Center Moriches is a community in Suffolk County, New York, home to 8,155 residents. At $152,500, its median household income sits above Suffolk County's $128,329.

From 2019 to 2023, Center Moriches's population held roughly steady from 8,147 to 8,155, while its median home value rose 42.7% from $388,700 to $554,500.

85.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1976.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,155
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $152,500
Median home value: $554,500
Median gross rent: $2,130
Housing units: 2,984
Homeownership rate: 86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,1478,155

Median household income

$99,015$152,500

Median home value

$388,700$554,500

Median gross rent

$1,617$2,130

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,147	$99,015	$388,700	$1,617
2020	7,906	$109,500	$412,900	$1,644
2021	7,948	$122,292	$450,700	$2,098
2022	7,890	$138,102	$499,800	$2,142
2023	8,155	$152,500	$554,500	$2,130

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	638	7.8%
5 to 17	1,428	17.5%
18 to 24	750	9.2%
25 to 34	827	10.1%
35 to 44	895	11.0%
45 to 54	1,180	14.5%
55 to 64	1,350	16.6%
65 to 74	504	6.2%
75 and over	583	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,493	79.6%
Black or African American	198	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	97	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	65	0.8%
Two or more races	129	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,173	14.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate21.5%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree17.4%

Graduate or professional degree23.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	271	5.1%
High school graduate	1,146	21.5%
Some college or associate's	1,740	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	931	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,251	23.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit3.2%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,084	80.0%
Carpooled	310	8.0%
Public transit	123	3.2%
Walked	65	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	247	6.4%
Other means	26	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	739	20.5%
15 to 29 min	835	23.1%
30 to 44 min	1,195	33.1%
45 to 59 min	319	8.8%
60+ min	520	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 4.0% (325 of 8,145)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,153	74.6%
Nonfamily households	733	25.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,886	96.7%
Vacant	98	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,493	86.4%
Renter-occupied	393	13.6%

1-unit, detached85.8%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,561	85.8%
1-unit, attached	176	5.9%
2 to 4 units	13	0.4%
5 to 19 units	163	5.5%
20 or more units	71	2.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3613420
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.26 sq mi
Water area: 0.78 sq mi
Center point: 40.7993, -72.7965

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