Shelter Island Heights

Population: 998
Median household income: $103,884
Median home value: $1,041,300

Shelter Island Heights is a community in Suffolk County, New York, home to 998 residents. Its median household income of $103,884 runs below the Suffolk County figure of $128,329.

Between 2019 and 2023, Shelter Island Heights's population grew 36.5% from 731 to 998, while its median home value rose 19.6% from $870,500 to $1,041,300.

The largest age group is 65 to 74, 41.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 91.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 998
Median age: 69.4 yrs
Median household income: $103,884
Median home value: $1,041,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,765
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

731998

Median household income

$128,984$103,884

Median home value

$870,500$1,041,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	731	$128,984	$870,500
2020	763	$123,155	$781,600
2021	1,162	$74,075	$876,300
2022	1,056	$81,463	$967,200
2023	998	$103,884	$1,041,300

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 340.3%

35 to 443.6%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 7441.3%

75 and over18.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	70	7.0%
25 to 34	3	0.3%
35 to 44	36	3.6%
45 to 54	116	11.6%
55 to 64	176	17.6%
65 to 74	412	41.3%
75 and over	185	18.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	908	91.0%
Black or African American	27	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	43	4.3%
Asian	12	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate8.8%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree26.1%

Graduate or professional degree33.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	79	8.5%
High school graduate	82	8.8%
Some college or associate's	218	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	242	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	307	33.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone58.9%

Carpooled0.6%

Public transit6.5%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home32.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	280	58.9%
Carpooled	3	0.6%
Public transit	31	6.5%
Walked	6	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	155	32.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	248	77.5%
15 to 29 min	12	3.8%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	30	9.4%
60+ min	30	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.67
Poverty rate: 16.5% (160 of 972)

	Count	Share
Family households	284	49.1%
Nonfamily households	295	50.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	579	32.8%
Vacant	1,186	67.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	579	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached95.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,688	95.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16	0.9%
5 to 19 units	44	2.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3666850
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.4 sq mi
Water area: 8.13 sq mi
Center point: 41.0555, -72.3604

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