Sayville

Population: 15,593
Median household income: $145,278
Median home value: $615,700

Sayville, a community in Suffolk County, New York, has 15,593 residents. At $145,278, its median household income sits above Suffolk County's $128,329.

From 2019 to 2023, Sayville's population declined 2.0% from 15,910 to 15,593, while its median home value rose 36.4% from $451,400 to $615,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 88.3% of the population. 77.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,593
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $145,278
Median home value: $615,700
Median gross rent: $2,339
Housing units: 5,948
Homeownership rate: 77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,91015,593

Median household income

$116,005$145,278

Median home value

$451,400$615,700

Median gross rent

$1,866$2,339

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,910	$116,005	$451,400	$1,866
2020	15,910	$125,075	$467,100	$1,926
2021	16,290	$130,909	$489,900	$1,963
2022	16,145	$143,333	$550,900	$2,244
2023	15,593	$145,278	$615,700	$2,339

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	746	4.8%
5 to 17	2,734	17.5%
18 to 24	1,052	6.7%
25 to 34	1,573	10.1%
35 to 44	1,793	11.5%
45 to 54	2,203	14.1%
55 to 64	2,260	14.5%
65 to 74	1,700	10.9%
75 and over	1,532	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,764	88.3%
Black or African American	105	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	197	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	38	0.2%
Two or more races	502	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	987	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate17.2%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree30.2%

Graduate or professional degree23.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	521	4.7%
High school graduate	1,904	17.2%
Some college or associate's	2,663	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,337	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,636	23.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit3.7%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.4%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,082	77.9%
Carpooled	263	3.4%
Public transit	287	3.7%
Walked	51	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,048	13.4%
Other means	79	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,613	23.9%
15 to 29 min	2,096	31.0%
30 to 44 min	1,486	22.0%
45 to 59 min	785	11.6%
60+ min	782	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 5.5% (839 of 15,158)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,034	71.0%
Nonfamily households	1,646	29.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,680	95.5%
Vacant	268	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,376	77.0%
Renter-occupied	1,304	23.0%

1-unit, detached77.0%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,578	77.0%
1-unit, attached	193	3.2%
2 to 4 units	447	7.5%
5 to 19 units	434	7.3%
20 or more units	290	4.9%
Mobile home & other	6	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3665409
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.31 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 40.7476, -73.0852

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