Centereach

Population: 31,501
Median household income: $127,106
Median home value: $471,300

Located in Suffolk County, New York, Centereach is a community with a population of 31,501. Its median household income of $127,106 runs in line with the Suffolk County figure of $128,329.

From 2019 to 2023, Centereach's population held roughly steady from 31,493 to 31,501, while its median home value rose 36.1% from $346,300 to $471,300.

The median gross rent is $2,398. 34.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,501
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $127,106
Median home value: $471,300
Median gross rent: $2,398
Housing units: 10,464
Homeownership rate: 85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,49331,501

Median household income

$107,184$127,106

Median home value

$346,300$471,300

Median gross rent

$1,956$2,398

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,493	$107,184	$346,300	$1,956
2020	31,100	$109,247	$360,200	$2,003
2021	31,979	$115,091	$377,900	$2,141
2022	31,889	$122,462	$439,800	$2,307
2023	31,501	$127,106	$471,300	$2,398

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,948	6.2%
5 to 17	5,484	17.4%
18 to 24	3,157	10.0%
25 to 34	3,459	11.0%
35 to 44	4,318	13.7%
45 to 54	4,164	13.2%
55 to 64	4,254	13.5%
65 to 74	2,514	8.0%
75 and over	2,203	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,666	68.8%
Black or African American	1,981	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	2,157	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	227	0.7%
Two or more races	703	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,743	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate28.3%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree17.9%

Graduate or professional degree16.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,478	7.1%
High school graduate	5,917	28.3%
Some college or associate's	6,252	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,753	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3,512	16.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit2.3%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,622	77.5%
Carpooled	1,172	7.8%
Public transit	349	2.3%
Walked	78	0.5%
Bicycle	44	0.3%
Worked from home	1,438	9.6%
Other means	288	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,674	19.7%
15 to 29 min	4,625	34.1%
30 to 44 min	2,930	21.6%
45 to 59 min	1,001	7.4%
60+ min	2,323	17.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.24
Poverty rate: 5.4% (1,684 of 31,427)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,832	81.2%
Nonfamily households	1,813	18.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,645	92.2%
Vacant	819	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,198	85.0%
Renter-occupied	1,447	15.0%

1-unit, detached89.2%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,339	89.2%
1-unit, attached	140	1.3%
2 to 4 units	142	1.4%
5 to 19 units	306	2.9%
20 or more units	472	4.5%
Mobile home & other	65	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3613376
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.92 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.8681, -73.0821

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