Lake Grove

Population: 11,050
Median household income: $119,558
Median home value: $550,700

Located in Suffolk County, New York, Lake Grove is a community with a population of 11,050. At $119,558, its median household income sits below Suffolk County's $128,329.

From 2019 to 2023, Lake Grove's population held roughly steady from 11,100 to 11,050, while its median home value rose 31.8% from $417,800 to $550,700.

Owners occupy 78.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,050
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $119,558
Median home value: $550,700
Median gross rent: $2,208
Housing units: 3,854
Homeownership rate: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,10011,050

Median household income

$114,676$119,558

Median home value

$417,800$550,700

Median gross rent

$1,885$2,208

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,100	$114,676	$417,800	$1,885
2020	11,083	$109,375	$427,000	$2,028
2021	11,110	$110,804	$449,900	$1,961
2022	11,066	$114,381	$497,500	$2,146
2023	11,050	$119,558	$550,700	$2,208

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	397	3.6%
5 to 17	2,113	19.1%
18 to 24	974	8.8%
25 to 34	1,275	11.5%
35 to 44	1,085	9.8%
45 to 54	1,681	15.2%
55 to 64	1,640	14.8%
65 to 74	1,049	9.5%
75 and over	836	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,527	68.1%
Black or African American	118	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,335	12.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	94	0.9%
Two or more races	236	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,740	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate27.6%

Some college or associate's20.8%

Bachelor's degree26.3%

Graduate or professional degree20.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	373	4.9%
High school graduate	2,086	27.6%
Some college or associate's	1,571	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,991	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,545	20.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit4.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,076	78.4%
Carpooled	358	6.9%
Public transit	206	4.0%
Walked	11	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	521	10.0%
Other means	24	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	683	14.6%
15 to 29 min	1,798	38.5%
30 to 44 min	816	17.5%
45 to 59 min	313	6.7%
60+ min	1,065	22.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 6.1% (670 of 10,977)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,782	74.0%
Nonfamily households	978	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,760	97.6%
Vacant	94	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,963	78.8%
Renter-occupied	797	21.2%

1-unit, detached79.7%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units10.6%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,070	79.7%
1-unit, attached	121	3.1%
2 to 4 units	85	2.2%
5 to 19 units	407	10.6%
20 or more units	165	4.3%
Mobile home & other	6	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3640530
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.95 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.8578, -73.1168

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