Fire Island

Population: 445
Median household income: $90,179
Median home value: $608,500

Fire Island is a community in Suffolk County, New York, home to 445 residents. At $90,179, its median household income sits below Suffolk County's $128,329.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fire Island's population grew 51.9% from 293 to 445, while its median home value rose 28.1% from $475,000 to $608,500.

Households average 3.19 people. The median gross rent is $1,750.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 445
Median age: 48.7 yrs
Median household income: $90,179
Median home value: $608,500
Median gross rent: $1,750
Housing units: 2,852
Homeownership rate: 77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

293445

Median household income

$106,875$90,179

Median home value

$475,000$608,500

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,750

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	293	$106,875	$475,000	$1,500
2020	368	$100,250	$450,000	$1,406
2021	347	$96,250	$463,600	$1,604
2022	298	$108,750	$467,300	$1,583
2023	445	$90,179	$608,500	$1,750

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

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 345.8%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5417.5%

55 to 6419.3%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10	2.2%
5 to 17	70	15.7%
18 to 24	55	12.4%
25 to 34	26	5.8%
35 to 44	44	9.9%
45 to 54	78	17.5%
55 to 64	86	19.3%
65 to 74	36	8.1%
75 and over	40	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	195	43.8%
Black or African American	90	20.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	160	36.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.6%

High school graduate16.8%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree17.4%

Graduate or professional degree21.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	64	20.6%
High school graduate	52	16.8%
Some college or associate's	73	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	54	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	67	21.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone54.8%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit10.4%

Walked9.2%

Bicycle5.6%

Worked from home15.6%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	137	54.8%
Carpooled	10	4.0%
Public transit	26	10.4%
Walked	23	9.2%
Bicycle	14	5.6%
Worked from home	39	15.6%
Other means	1	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	38	18.0%
15 to 29 min	56	26.5%
30 to 44 min	63	29.9%
45 to 59 min	2	0.9%
60+ min	52	24.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.19
Poverty rate: 3.2% (14 of 438)

	Count	Share
Family households	105	76.6%
Nonfamily households	32	23.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	137	4.8%
Vacant	2,715	95.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	106	77.4%
Renter-occupied	31	22.6%

1-unit, detached95.2%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,715	95.2%
1-unit, attached	25	0.9%
2 to 4 units	50	1.8%
5 to 19 units	37	1.3%
20 or more units	21	0.7%
Mobile home & other	4	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3625839
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.17 sq mi
Water area: 29 sq mi
Center point: 40.6371, -73.2033

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