East Farmingdale

Population: 5,866
Median household income: $109,531
Median home value: $558,200

Located in Suffolk County, New York, East Farmingdale is a community with a population of 5,866. At $109,531, its median household income sits below Suffolk County's $128,329.

Between 2019 and 2023, East Farmingdale's population declined 4.9% from 6,168 to 5,866, while its median home value rose 26.9% from $439,900 to $558,200.

Households average 2.82 people. The median gross rent is $2,131.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,866
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $109,531
Median home value: $558,200
Median gross rent: $2,131
Housing units: 1,996
Homeownership rate: 65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1685,866

Median household income

$97,177$109,531

Median home value

$439,900$558,200

Median gross rent

$1,558$2,131

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,168	$97,177	$439,900	$1,558
2020	6,074	$97,377	$443,300	$1,622
2021	6,055	$101,125	$458,800	$1,701
2022	6,043	$102,965	$532,300	$1,943
2023	5,866	$109,531	$558,200	$2,131

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 2415.0%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	271	4.6%
5 to 17	778	13.3%
18 to 24	881	15.0%
25 to 34	1,047	17.8%
35 to 44	688	11.7%
45 to 54	559	9.5%
55 to 64	803	13.7%
65 to 74	420	7.2%
75 and over	419	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,474	59.2%
Black or African American	566	9.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	316	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	45	0.8%
Two or more races	182	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,280	21.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate21.8%

Some college or associate's19.7%

Bachelor's degree27.7%

Graduate or professional degree18.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	482	12.2%
High school graduate	859	21.8%
Some college or associate's	777	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,092	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	726	18.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit3.8%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,286	76.0%
Carpooled	91	3.0%
Public transit	115	3.8%
Walked	86	2.9%
Bicycle	22	0.7%
Worked from home	356	11.8%
Other means	52	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	771	29.1%
15 to 29 min	864	32.6%
30 to 44 min	501	18.9%
45 to 59 min	100	3.8%
60+ min	416	15.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 4.8% (263 of 5,495)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,441	74.1%
Nonfamily households	504	25.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,945	97.4%
Vacant	51	2.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,274	65.5%
Renter-occupied	671	34.5%

1-unit, detached71.3%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units13.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,424	71.3%
1-unit, attached	44	2.2%
2 to 4 units	169	8.5%
5 to 19 units	96	4.8%
20 or more units	259	13.0%
Mobile home & other	4	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3621985
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.48 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7367, -73.4114

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