Moriches

Population: 2,407
Median household income: $78,269
Median home value: $466,500

Moriches, a community in Suffolk County, New York, has 2,407 residents. At $78,269, its median household income sits below Suffolk County's $128,329.

Between 2019 and 2023, Moriches's population declined 21.7% from 3,073 to 2,407, while its median home value rose 22.4% from $381,200 to $466,500.

36.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 48.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,407
Median age: 50.5 yrs
Median household income: $78,269
Median home value: $466,500
Median gross rent: $2,224
Housing units: 1,417
Homeownership rate: 48.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0732,407

Median household income

$65,618$78,269

Median home value

$381,200$466,500

Median gross rent

$1,772$2,224

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,073	$65,618	$381,200	$1,772
2020	2,485	$67,778	$375,000	$1,757
2021	2,685	$66,762	$358,100	$1,779
2022	2,626	$78,469	$421,500	$2,149
2023	2,407	$78,269	$466,500	$2,224

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

Age distribution

Under 510.4%

5 to 176.8%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 447.9%

45 to 546.3%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7417.3%

75 and over12.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	251	10.4%
5 to 17	164	6.8%
18 to 24	125	5.2%
25 to 34	394	16.4%
35 to 44	189	7.9%
45 to 54	151	6.3%
55 to 64	427	17.7%
65 to 74	416	17.3%
75 and over	290	12.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,975	82.1%
Black or African American	187	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9	0.4%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	138	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	94	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate34.7%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree21.7%

Graduate or professional degree14.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	2.8%
High school graduate	648	34.7%
Some college or associate's	481	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	406	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	279	14.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit5.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means4.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	862	82.6%
Carpooled	66	6.3%
Public transit	54	5.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	1.5%
Other means	45	4.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	73	7.1%
15 to 29 min	478	46.5%
30 to 44 min	231	22.5%
45 to 59 min	89	8.7%
60+ min	156	15.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 16.7% (402 of 2,407)

	Count	Share
Family households	693	56.7%
Nonfamily households	529	43.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,222	86.2%
Vacant	195	13.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	593	48.5%
Renter-occupied	629	51.5%

1-unit, detached35.1%

1-unit, attached5.7%

2 to 4 units14.2%

5 to 19 units18.6%

20 or more units26.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	497	35.1%
1-unit, attached	81	5.7%
2 to 4 units	201	14.2%
5 to 19 units	264	18.6%
20 or more units	374	26.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3648450
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.07 sq mi
Water area: 0.23 sq mi
Center point: 40.8054, -72.8270

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