Port Jefferson

Population: 8,029
Median household income: $143,125
Median home value: $628,500

Port Jefferson is a community in Suffolk County, New York, home to 8,029 residents. Its median household income of $143,125 runs above the Suffolk County figure of $128,329.

Between 2019 and 2023, Port Jefferson's population grew 1.1% from 7,939 to 8,029, while its median home value rose 22.4% from $513,500 to $628,500.

Households average 2.44 people. The median gross rent is $2,254.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,029
Median age: 45.3 yrs
Median household income: $143,125
Median home value: $628,500
Median gross rent: $2,254
Housing units: 3,415
Homeownership rate: 71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,9398,029

Median household income

$111,442$143,125

Median home value

$513,500$628,500

Median gross rent

$1,838$2,254

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,939	$111,442	$513,500	$1,838
2020	8,016	$117,579	$531,200	$1,944
2021	7,951	$121,270	$562,400	$2,037
2022	7,990	$134,230	$608,900	$2,127
2023	8,029	$143,125	$628,500	$2,254

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	323	4.0%
5 to 17	1,121	14.0%
18 to 24	716	8.9%
25 to 34	988	12.3%
35 to 44	826	10.3%
45 to 54	1,144	14.2%
55 to 64	1,099	13.7%
65 to 74	1,080	13.5%
75 and over	732	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,357	79.2%
Black or African American	50	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	555	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	44	0.5%
Two or more races	219	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	798	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate12.3%

Some college or associate's15.6%

Bachelor's degree26.8%

Graduate or professional degree42.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	185	3.2%
High school graduate	722	12.3%
Some college or associate's	913	15.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,570	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,479	42.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit4.6%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,134	72.8%
Carpooled	329	7.6%
Public transit	197	4.6%
Walked	20	0.5%
Bicycle	9	0.2%
Worked from home	554	12.9%
Other means	60	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	970	25.9%
15 to 29 min	1,076	28.7%
30 to 44 min	997	26.6%
45 to 59 min	210	5.6%
60+ min	496	13.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 5.4% (427 of 7,905)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,880	58.9%
Nonfamily households	1,314	41.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,194	93.5%
Vacant	221	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,276	71.3%
Renter-occupied	918	28.7%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached11.5%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,190	64.1%
1-unit, attached	394	11.5%
2 to 4 units	320	9.4%
5 to 19 units	335	9.8%
20 or more units	176	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3659355
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 40.9422, -73.0528

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