Dix Hills

Population: 25,042
Median household income: $219,636
Median home value: $891,400

Located in Suffolk County, New York, Dix Hills is a community with a population of 25,042. The median household income of $219,636 is above the Suffolk County median ($128,329).

Between 2019 and 2023, Dix Hills's population declined 3.4% from 25,925 to 25,042, while its median home value rose 22.0% from $730,500 to $891,400.

Owners occupy 96.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,042
Median age: 46.7 yrs
Median household income: $219,636
Median home value: $891,400
Median gross rent: $2,804
Housing units: 8,019
Homeownership rate: 96.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,92525,042

Median household income

$166,334$219,636

Median home value

$730,500$891,400

Median gross rent

$2,625$2,804

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,925	$166,334	$730,500	$2,625
2020	23,995	$174,786	$739,600	$2,672
2021	24,739	$184,580	$775,600	$3,425
2022	24,652	$209,217	$844,600	$3,038
2023	25,042	$219,636	$891,400	$2,804

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5415.3%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,068	4.3%
5 to 17	4,179	16.7%
18 to 24	1,881	7.5%
25 to 34	2,207	8.8%
35 to 44	2,755	11.0%
45 to 54	3,823	15.3%
55 to 64	4,339	17.3%
65 to 74	3,110	12.4%
75 and over	1,680	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,847	67.3%
Black or African American	1,283	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	227	0.9%
Asian	3,750	15.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	77	0.3%
Two or more races	919	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,939	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate10.2%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree28.8%

Graduate or professional degree35.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	771	4.3%
High school graduate	1,820	10.2%
Some college or associate's	3,760	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	5,157	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6,406	35.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone64.5%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit8.6%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.9%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,050	64.5%
Carpooled	871	7.0%
Public transit	1,077	8.6%
Walked	87	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,356	18.9%
Other means	39	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,298	12.8%
15 to 29 min	3,752	37.1%
30 to 44 min	1,608	15.9%
45 to 59 min	1,534	15.2%
60+ min	1,932	19.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.18
Poverty rate: 3.6% (895 of 24,903)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,740	86.6%
Nonfamily households	1,046	13.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,786	97.1%
Vacant	233	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,537	96.8%
Renter-occupied	249	3.2%

1-unit, detached95.4%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,651	95.4%
1-unit, attached	184	2.3%
2 to 4 units	102	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	44	0.5%
Mobile home & other	38	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3620687
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.8033, -73.3375

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