Montauk

Population: 4,073
Median household income: $129,375
Median home value: $1,186,400

Montauk is a community in Suffolk County, New York, home to 4,073 residents. The median household income of $129,375 is in line with the Suffolk County median ($128,329).

Between 2019 and 2023, Montauk's population grew 10.5% from 3,685 to 4,073, while its median home value rose 34.1% from $885,000 to $1,186,400.

The median gross rent is $2,061. 48.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,073
Median age: 51.2 yrs
Median household income: $129,375
Median home value: $1,186,400
Median gross rent: $2,061
Housing units: 4,565
Homeownership rate: 80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6854,073

Median household income

$96,389$129,375

Median home value

$885,000$1,186,400

Median gross rent

$2,362$2,061

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,685	$96,389	$885,000	$2,362
2020	3,563	$102,266	$929,600	$2,345
2021	4,272	$135,927	$995,400	$2,143
2022	4,322	$138,900	$1,071,700	$2,532
2023	4,073	$129,375	$1,186,400	$2,061

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6420.3%

65 to 7418.9%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	220	5.4%
5 to 17	539	13.2%
18 to 24	267	6.6%
25 to 34	369	9.1%
35 to 44	493	12.1%
45 to 54	400	9.8%
55 to 64	828	20.3%
65 to 74	770	18.9%
75 and over	187	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,628	89.1%
Black or African American	49	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.2%
Asian	2	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.1%
Two or more races	121	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	260	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate20.5%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree30.3%

Graduate or professional degree18.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	120	3.9%
High school graduate	626	20.5%
Some college or associate's	810	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	924	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	567	18.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone67.4%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit4.7%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home20.0%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,347	67.4%
Carpooled	61	3.1%
Public transit	93	4.7%
Walked	48	2.4%
Bicycle	16	0.8%
Worked from home	400	20.0%
Other means	34	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	793	49.6%
15 to 29 min	382	23.9%
30 to 44 min	200	12.5%
45 to 59 min	46	2.9%
60+ min	178	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 5.9% (236 of 4,019)

	Count	Share
Family households	982	60.7%
Nonfamily households	636	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,618	35.4%
Vacant	2,947	64.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,305	80.7%
Renter-occupied	313	19.3%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other10.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,301	72.3%
1-unit, attached	171	3.7%
2 to 4 units	66	1.4%
5 to 19 units	277	6.1%
20 or more units	253	5.5%
Mobile home & other	497	10.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3648054
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 17 sq mi
Center point: 41.0475, -71.9464

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