Melville

Population: 19,187
Median household income: $155,675
Median home value: $778,400

Melville, a community in Suffolk County, New York, has 19,187 residents. Its median household income of $155,675 runs above the Suffolk County figure of $128,329.

From 2019 to 2023, Melville's population grew 8.3% from 17,716 to 19,187, while its median home value rose 16.1% from $670,400 to $778,400.

4.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.57 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,187
Median age: 50.8 yrs
Median household income: $155,675
Median home value: $778,400
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 7,519
Homeownership rate: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,71619,187

Median household income

$127,359$155,675

Median home value

$670,400$778,400

Median gross rent

$2,325$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,716	$127,359	$670,400	$2,325
2020	17,992	$111,734	$650,300	$2,579
2021	18,561	$117,472	$694,000	$2,631
2022	18,526	$146,302	$737,100	$2,877
2023	19,187	$155,675	$778,400	$3,501

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over15.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	808	4.2%
5 to 17	2,439	12.7%
18 to 24	1,084	5.6%
25 to 34	1,939	10.1%
35 to 44	2,015	10.5%
45 to 54	2,907	15.2%
55 to 64	2,759	14.4%
65 to 74	2,234	11.6%
75 and over	3,002	15.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,320	85.1%
Black or African American	255	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	923	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	38	0.2%
Two or more races	470	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,181	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate11.6%

Some college or associate's21.1%

Bachelor's degree29.1%

Graduate or professional degree33.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	727	4.9%
High school graduate	1,726	11.6%
Some college or associate's	3,135	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	4,326	29.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4,942	33.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone68.8%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit9.6%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.0%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,443	68.8%
Carpooled	748	8.0%
Public transit	899	9.6%
Walked	26	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,213	13.0%
Other means	31	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,863	22.9%
15 to 29 min	3,111	38.2%
30 to 44 min	1,263	15.5%
45 to 59 min	577	7.1%
60+ min	1,333	16.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 4.4% (830 of 18,963)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,847	66.2%
Nonfamily households	2,476	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,323	97.4%
Vacant	196	2.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,410	87.5%
Renter-occupied	913	12.5%

1-unit, detached58.5%

1-unit, attached23.2%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units10.7%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,395	58.5%
1-unit, attached	1,741	23.2%
2 to 4 units	222	3.0%
5 to 19 units	802	10.7%
20 or more units	359	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3646514
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7824, -73.4088

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