East Setauket

Population: 10,385
Median household income: $149,820
Median home value: $613,300

Located in Suffolk County, New York, East Setauket is a community with a population of 10,385. The median household income of $149,820 is above the Suffolk County median ($128,329).

Between 2020 and 2023, East Setauket's population grew 9.0% from 9,531 to 10,385, while its median home value rose 29.3% from $474,200 to $613,300.

The median gross rent is $2,189. 60.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,385
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $149,820
Median home value: $613,300
Median gross rent: $2,189
Housing units: 3,949
Homeownership rate: 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,53110,385

Median household income

$140,774$149,820

Median home value

$474,200$613,300

Median gross rent

$1,632$2,189

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	9,531	$140,774	$474,200	$1,632
2021	9,921	$139,640	$487,400	$2,124
2022	10,234	$145,369	$585,200	$2,139
2023	10,385	$149,820	$613,300	$2,189

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	344	3.3%
5 to 17	1,898	18.3%
18 to 24	1,145	11.0%
25 to 34	1,012	9.7%
35 to 44	946	9.1%
45 to 54	1,489	14.3%
55 to 64	1,663	16.0%
65 to 74	1,287	12.4%
75 and over	601	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,634	73.5%
Black or African American	223	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.2%
Asian	1,019	9.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.1%
Two or more races	454	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,023	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate15.2%

Some college or associate's22.4%

Bachelor's degree24.2%

Graduate or professional degree36.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	136	1.9%
High school graduate	1,063	15.2%
Some college or associate's	1,565	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,696	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,538	36.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit3.3%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,208	77.9%
Carpooled	242	4.5%
Public transit	180	3.3%
Walked	14	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	716	13.3%
Other means	40	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,375	29.4%
15 to 29 min	1,257	26.8%
30 to 44 min	1,281	27.3%
45 to 59 min	135	2.9%
60+ min	636	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 3.8% (391 of 10,363)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,894	78.0%
Nonfamily households	814	22.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,708	93.9%
Vacant	241	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,270	88.2%
Renter-occupied	438	11.8%

1-unit, detached76.6%

1-unit, attached9.4%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,023	76.6%
1-unit, attached	372	9.4%
2 to 4 units	80	2.0%
5 to 19 units	329	8.3%
20 or more units	24	0.6%
Mobile home & other	121	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3622964
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 40.9210, -73.0937

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