East Northport

Population: 19,672
Median household income: $153,380
Median home value: $601,300

East Northport, a community in Suffolk County, New York, has 19,672 residents. At $153,380, its median household income sits above Suffolk County's $128,329.

Between 2019 and 2023, East Northport's population declined 2.6% from 20,190 to 19,672, while its median home value rose 27.2% from $472,800 to $601,300.

91.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1958.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,672
Median age: 45.3 yrs
Median household income: $153,380
Median home value: $601,300
Median gross rent: $2,339
Housing units: 7,590
Homeownership rate: 89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,19019,672

Median household income

$115,651$153,380

Median home value

$472,800$601,300

Median gross rent

$1,789$2,339

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,190	$115,651	$472,800	$1,789
2020	20,085	$129,432	$489,800	$1,957
2021	20,281	$136,818	$515,100	$2,058
2022	20,287	$148,098	$583,900	$2,101
2023	19,672	$153,380	$601,300	$2,339

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,560	7.9%
5 to 17	2,740	13.9%
18 to 24	1,176	6.0%
25 to 34	1,791	9.1%
35 to 44	2,496	12.7%
45 to 54	2,750	14.0%
55 to 64	3,601	18.3%
65 to 74	2,040	10.4%
75 and over	1,518	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,514	83.9%
Black or African American	501	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	715	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	0.1%
Two or more races	381	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,535	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate20.6%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree27.5%

Graduate or professional degree22.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	630	4.4%
High school graduate	2,928	20.6%
Some college or associate's	3,488	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,902	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,248	22.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit5.6%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,040	75.2%
Carpooled	558	5.2%
Public transit	601	5.6%
Walked	144	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,354	12.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,042	21.9%
15 to 29 min	2,831	30.3%
30 to 44 min	2,365	25.3%
45 to 59 min	551	5.9%
60+ min	1,554	16.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 4.9% (967 of 19,649)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,124	70.3%
Nonfamily households	2,168	29.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,292	96.1%
Vacant	298	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,490	89.0%
Renter-occupied	802	11.0%

1-unit, detached91.0%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,906	91.0%
1-unit, attached	182	2.4%
2 to 4 units	300	4.0%
5 to 19 units	120	1.6%
20 or more units	82	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3622612
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.8791, -73.3232

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