Smithtown

Population: 24,940
Median household income: $148,852
Median home value: $661,400

Smithtown is a community in Suffolk County, New York, home to 24,940 residents. At $148,852, its median household income sits above Suffolk County's $128,329.

Between 2019 and 2023, Smithtown's population declined 5.0% from 26,260 to 24,940, while its median home value rose 23.6% from $535,300 to $661,400.

50.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 88.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,940
Median age: 47.5 yrs
Median household income: $148,852
Median home value: $661,400
Median gross rent: $1,851
Housing units: 8,414
Homeownership rate: 88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,26024,940

Median household income

$137,347$148,852

Median home value

$535,300$661,400

Median gross rent

$1,497$1,851

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,260	$137,347	$535,300	$1,497
2020	26,197	$137,625	$553,800	$1,473
2021	26,257	$145,285	$576,800	$1,574
2022	25,588	$146,506	$634,100	$1,689
2023	24,940	$148,852	$661,400	$1,851

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5417.0%

55 to 6417.5%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,388	5.6%
5 to 17	3,707	14.9%
18 to 24	2,032	8.1%
25 to 34	2,129	8.5%
35 to 44	2,505	10.0%
45 to 54	4,239	17.0%
55 to 64	4,370	17.5%
65 to 74	2,027	8.1%
75 and over	2,543	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,957	80.0%
Black or African American	156	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,113	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	52	0.2%
Two or more races	944	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,718	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate20.0%

Some college or associate's24.2%

Bachelor's degree27.9%

Graduate or professional degree22.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,000	5.6%
High school graduate	3,568	20.0%
Some college or associate's	4,309	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	4,974	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3,962	22.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit3.6%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.5%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,641	74.7%
Carpooled	578	4.5%
Public transit	460	3.6%
Walked	47	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,135	16.5%
Other means	53	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,066	19.2%
15 to 29 min	3,643	33.8%
30 to 44 min	2,785	25.8%
45 to 59 min	573	5.3%
60+ min	1,712	15.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 3.9% (940 of 24,304)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,332	76.8%
Nonfamily households	1,912	23.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,244	98.0%
Vacant	170	2.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,262	88.1%
Renter-occupied	982	11.9%

1-unit, detached88.7%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,465	88.7%
1-unit, attached	224	2.7%
2 to 4 units	78	0.9%
5 to 19 units	377	4.5%
20 or more units	201	2.4%
Mobile home & other	69	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3667851
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.55 sq mi
Center point: 40.8575, -73.2167

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