Port Jefferson Station

Population: 7,605
Median household income: $117,087
Median home value: $472,400

Port Jefferson Station is a community in Suffolk County, New York, home to 7,605 residents. The median household income of $117,087 is below the Suffolk County median ($128,329).

Between 2019 and 2023, Port Jefferson Station's population grew 2.8% from 7,397 to 7,605, while its median home value rose 24.5% from $379,500 to $472,400.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 60.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,605
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $117,087
Median home value: $472,400
Median gross rent: $2,309
Housing units: 2,839
Homeownership rate: 76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,3977,605

Median household income

$93,542$117,087

Median home value

$379,500$472,400

Median gross rent

$1,739$2,309

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,397	$93,542	$379,500	$1,739
2020	7,516	$98,011	$383,700	$1,831
2021	7,716	$106,675	$404,700	$1,929
2022	7,974	$118,713	$444,600	$2,299
2023	7,605	$117,087	$472,400	$2,309

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	467	6.1%
5 to 17	1,257	16.5%
18 to 24	837	11.0%
25 to 34	925	12.2%
35 to 44	1,012	13.3%
45 to 54	1,083	14.2%
55 to 64	1,078	14.2%
65 to 74	494	6.5%
75 and over	452	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,594	60.4%
Black or African American	228	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	246	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	205	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,332	30.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree20.0%

Graduate or professional degree18.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	476	9.4%
High school graduate	1,489	29.5%
Some college or associate's	1,119	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,010	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	950	18.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit1.8%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home14.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,762	74.9%
Carpooled	304	8.2%
Public transit	66	1.8%
Walked	13	0.4%
Bicycle	11	0.3%
Worked from home	533	14.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	720	22.8%
15 to 29 min	997	31.6%
30 to 44 min	696	22.1%
45 to 59 min	343	10.9%
60+ min	400	12.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 9.8% (746 of 7,586)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,937	73.3%
Nonfamily households	705	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,642	93.1%
Vacant	197	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,008	76.0%
Renter-occupied	634	24.0%

1-unit, detached75.8%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,153	75.8%
1-unit, attached	200	7.0%
2 to 4 units	32	1.1%
5 to 19 units	291	10.3%
20 or more units	155	5.5%
Mobile home & other	8	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3659377
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.64 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.9259, -73.0652

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