Hampton Bays

Population: 17,138
Median household income: $129,080
Median home value: $688,900

Hampton Bays, a community in Suffolk County, New York, has 17,138 residents. At $129,080, its median household income sits in line with Suffolk County's $128,329.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hampton Bays's population grew 15.4% from 14,848 to 17,138, while its median home value rose 40.9% from $489,100 to $688,900.

88.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1975.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,138
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $129,080
Median home value: $688,900
Median gross rent: $2,291
Housing units: 9,036
Homeownership rate: 78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,84817,138

Median household income

$81,250$129,080

Median home value

$489,100$688,900

Median gross rent

$1,777$2,291

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,848	$81,250	$489,100	$1,777
2020	14,684	$90,798	$512,200	$1,881
2021	16,546	$103,513	$581,900	$1,976
2022	16,939	$116,526	$649,900	$2,258
2023	17,138	$129,080	$688,900	$2,291

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,035	6.0%
5 to 17	2,204	12.9%
18 to 24	1,756	10.2%
25 to 34	1,637	9.6%
35 to 44	2,280	13.3%
45 to 54	2,596	15.1%
55 to 64	2,277	13.3%
65 to 74	1,785	10.4%
75 and over	1,568	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,487	61.2%
Black or African American	273	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	444	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	46	0.3%
Two or more races	356	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,527	32.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate23.2%

Some college or associate's21.5%

Bachelor's degree23.0%

Graduate or professional degree19.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,532	12.6%
High school graduate	2,823	23.2%
Some college or associate's	2,611	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,792	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,385	19.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone70.7%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit5.3%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,915	70.7%
Carpooled	918	11.0%
Public transit	444	5.3%
Walked	284	3.4%
Bicycle	11	0.1%
Worked from home	729	8.7%
Other means	61	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,529	20.0%
15 to 29 min	1,912	25.0%
30 to 44 min	1,576	20.6%
45 to 59 min	1,255	16.4%
60+ min	1,361	17.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 8.8% (1,509 of 17,120)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,508	70.0%
Nonfamily households	1,933	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,441	71.3%
Vacant	2,595	28.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,040	78.2%
Renter-occupied	1,401	21.8%

1-unit, detached88.8%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,026	88.8%
1-unit, attached	47	0.5%
2 to 4 units	276	3.1%
5 to 19 units	405	4.5%
20 or more units	110	1.2%
Mobile home & other	172	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3631896
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 7.57 sq mi
Center point: 40.8647, -72.5181

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