Gordon Heights

Population: 4,095
Median household income: $107,317
Median home value: $363,700

Gordon Heights, a community in Suffolk County, New York, has 4,095 residents. At $107,317, its median household income sits below Suffolk County's $128,329.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gordon Heights's population grew 13.9% from 3,596 to 4,095, while its median home value rose 19.9% from $303,400 to $363,700.

Owners occupy 86.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,095
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $107,317
Median home value: $363,700
Median gross rent: $2,356
Housing units: 1,258
Homeownership rate: 86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5964,095

Median household income

$92,548$107,317

Median home value

$303,400$363,700

Median gross rent

$1,828$2,356

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,596	$92,548	$303,400	$1,828
2020	4,179	$91,652	$323,600	$1,818
2021	4,377	$96,144	$332,600	$2,071
2022	4,466	$110,313	$348,400	$2,136
2023	4,095	$107,317	$363,700	$2,356

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1728.4%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5420.0%

55 to 647.7%

65 to 744.7%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	125	3.1%
5 to 17	1,162	28.4%
18 to 24	409	10.0%
25 to 34	427	10.4%
35 to 44	470	11.5%
45 to 54	819	20.0%
55 to 64	317	7.7%
65 to 74	193	4.7%
75 and over	173	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	472	11.5%
Black or African American	1,964	48.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	20	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	110	2.7%
Two or more races	332	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,197	29.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.5%

High school graduate42.4%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	301	12.5%
High school graduate	1,018	42.4%
Some college or associate's	634	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	295	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	151	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone75.9%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit15.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,369	75.9%
Carpooled	70	3.9%
Public transit	270	15.0%
Walked	42	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	32	1.8%
Other means	20	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	271	15.3%
15 to 29 min	635	35.9%
30 to 44 min	457	25.8%
45 to 59 min	30	1.7%
60+ min	378	21.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.44
Poverty rate: 10.6% (431 of 4,060)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,004	85.8%
Nonfamily households	166	14.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,170	93.0%
Vacant	88	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,012	86.5%
Renter-occupied	158	13.5%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,258	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3629509
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.7 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.8636, -72.9621

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