Setauket

Population: 3,687
Median household income: $202,339
Median home value: $708,100

Located in Suffolk County, New York, Setauket is a community with a population of 3,687. At $202,339, its median household income sits above Suffolk County's $128,329.

Between 2020 and 2023, Setauket's population declined 3.3% from 3,814 to 3,687, while its median home value rose 18.0% from $600,200 to $708,100.

The median gross rent is $3,501. 73.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,687
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $202,339
Median home value: $708,100
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 1,510
Homeownership rate: 77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 73.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8143,687

Median household income

$188,773$202,339

Median home value

$600,200$708,100

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	3,814	$188,773	$600,200	$3,501
2021	4,009	$190,078	$605,800	$3,501
2022	3,739	$218,077	$663,400	$3,501
2023	3,687	$202,339	$708,100	$3,501

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	238	6.5%
5 to 17	666	18.1%
18 to 24	168	4.6%
25 to 34	373	10.1%
35 to 44	488	13.2%
45 to 54	444	12.0%
55 to 64	621	16.8%
65 to 74	377	10.2%
75 and over	312	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,013	81.7%
Black or African American	77	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	290	7.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	50	1.4%
Two or more races	98	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	159	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate8.3%

Some college or associate's14.8%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree54.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	78	3.0%
High school graduate	218	8.3%
Some college or associate's	386	14.8%
Bachelor's degree	517	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,416	54.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit2.1%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home21.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,298	70.4%
Carpooled	53	2.9%
Public transit	39	2.1%
Walked	48	2.6%
Bicycle	5	0.3%
Worked from home	400	21.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	396	27.4%
15 to 29 min	588	40.7%
30 to 44 min	250	17.3%
45 to 59 min	122	8.5%
60+ min	87	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 6.9% (252 of 3,648)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,071	77.7%
Nonfamily households	307	22.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,378	91.3%
Vacant	132	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,073	77.9%
Renter-occupied	305	22.1%

1-unit, detached96.2%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,452	96.2%
1-unit, attached	31	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	27	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3666465
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.52 sq mi
Water area: 0.76 sq mi
Center point: 40.9489, -73.1151

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