Elwood

Population: 11,140
Median household income: $170,987
Median home value: $664,200

Located in Suffolk County, New York, Elwood is a community with a population of 11,140. At $170,987, its median household income sits above Suffolk County's $128,329.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elwood's population declined 3.1% from 11,498 to 11,140, while its median home value rose 23.6% from $537,200 to $664,200.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 21.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 73.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,140
Median age: 47.2 yrs
Median household income: $170,987
Median home value: $664,200
Median gross rent: $1,455
Housing units: 3,866
Homeownership rate: 96.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,49811,140

Median household income

$116,144$170,987

Median home value

$537,200$664,200

Median gross rent

$2,393$1,455

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,498	$116,144	$537,200	$2,393
2020	11,582	$143,521	$558,400	$2,036
2021	11,722	$150,549	$574,000	$1,417
2022	11,124	$161,406	$638,800	$1,454
2023	11,140	$170,987	$664,200	$1,455

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6421.6%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	551	4.9%
5 to 17	1,621	14.6%
18 to 24	1,003	9.0%
25 to 34	1,160	10.4%
35 to 44	1,018	9.1%
45 to 54	1,271	11.4%
55 to 64	2,401	21.6%
65 to 74	1,065	9.6%
75 and over	1,050	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,226	73.8%
Black or African American	473	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	614	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	297	2.7%
Two or more races	500	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,030	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate18.3%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree26.5%

Graduate or professional degree25.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	339	4.3%
High school graduate	1,455	18.3%
Some college or associate's	2,012	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,112	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,047	25.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 43 min

Drove alone65.1%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit11.8%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.9%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,831	65.1%
Carpooled	261	4.4%
Public transit	697	11.8%
Walked	38	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,053	17.9%
Other means	7	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	591	12.2%
15 to 29 min	1,150	23.8%
30 to 44 min	1,147	23.7%
45 to 59 min	707	14.6%
60+ min	1,239	25.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 3.5% (385 of 11,044)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,007	78.6%
Nonfamily households	817	21.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,824	98.9%
Vacant	42	1.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,693	96.6%
Renter-occupied	131	3.4%

1-unit, detached90.6%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units0.2%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,502	90.6%
1-unit, attached	160	4.1%
2 to 4 units	173	4.5%
5 to 19 units	6	0.2%
20 or more units	15	0.4%
Mobile home & other	10	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3624405
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.8462, -73.3389

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