Commack

Population: 36,353
Median household income: $170,375
Median home value: $647,000

Commack is a community in Suffolk County, New York, home to 36,353 residents. The median household income of $170,375 is above the Suffolk County median ($128,329).

From 2019 to 2023, Commack's population declined 1.6% from 36,953 to 36,353, while its median home value rose 30.7% from $495,000 to $647,000.

The median resident is 43.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,353
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $170,375
Median home value: $647,000
Median gross rent: $2,396
Housing units: 11,915
Homeownership rate: 93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,95336,353

Median household income

$138,098$170,375

Median home value

$495,000$647,000

Median gross rent

$1,839$2,396

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,953	$138,098	$495,000	$1,839
2020	36,903	$144,825	$523,400	$1,894
2021	36,252	$153,858	$560,800	$2,123
2022	35,770	$168,804	$626,500	$2,307
2023	36,353	$170,375	$647,000	$2,396

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,873	5.2%
5 to 17	6,125	16.8%
18 to 24	3,143	8.6%
25 to 34	3,898	10.7%
35 to 44	3,747	10.3%
45 to 54	5,671	15.6%
55 to 64	5,842	16.1%
65 to 74	3,100	8.5%
75 and over	2,954	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,287	80.6%
Black or African American	542	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,888	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	66	0.2%
Two or more races	778	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,792	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate15.5%

Some college or associate's21.7%

Bachelor's degree30.9%

Graduate or professional degree28.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	841	3.3%
High school graduate	3,915	15.5%
Some college or associate's	5,463	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	7,787	30.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7,206	28.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone72.1%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit5.5%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.4%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,488	72.1%
Carpooled	900	4.8%
Public transit	1,024	5.5%
Walked	95	0.5%
Bicycle	6	0.0%
Worked from home	3,078	16.4%
Other means	126	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,195	20.4%
15 to 29 min	5,062	32.4%
30 to 44 min	3,180	20.3%
45 to 59 min	1,604	10.3%
60+ min	2,598	16.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.08
Poverty rate: 3.4% (1,217 of 35,843)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,824	84.9%
Nonfamily households	1,754	15.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,578	97.2%
Vacant	337	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,854	93.7%
Renter-occupied	724	6.3%

1-unit, detached92.6%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,038	92.6%
1-unit, attached	333	2.8%
2 to 4 units	89	0.7%
5 to 19 units	277	2.3%
20 or more units	171	1.4%
Mobile home & other	7	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3617530
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.8434, -73.2833

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