West Islip

Population: 26,559
Median household income: $171,045
Median home value: $592,700

West Islip is a community in Suffolk County, New York, home to 26,559 residents. At $171,045, its median household income sits above Suffolk County's $128,329.

Between 2019 and 2023, West Islip's population declined 1.1% from 26,844 to 26,559, while its median home value rose 38.9% from $426,700 to $592,700.

96.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1960.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,559
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $171,045
Median home value: $592,700
Median gross rent: $2,613
Housing units: 8,650
Homeownership rate: 95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,84426,559

Median household income

$125,779$171,045

Median home value

$426,700$592,700

Median gross rent

$2,017$2,613

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,844	$125,779	$426,700	$2,017
2020	26,614	$132,415	$451,000	$2,047
2021	27,557	$141,957	$465,500	$1,978
2022	27,192	$161,792	$546,800	$2,358
2023	26,559	$171,045	$592,700	$2,613

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,682	6.3%
5 to 17	3,919	14.8%
18 to 24	2,891	10.9%
25 to 34	3,277	12.3%
35 to 44	3,271	12.3%
45 to 54	3,685	13.9%
55 to 64	4,108	15.5%
65 to 74	2,244	8.4%
75 and over	1,482	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,547	81.1%
Black or African American	275	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	473	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	127	0.5%
Two or more races	853	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,279	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate20.3%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree26.7%

Graduate or professional degree23.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	671	3.7%
High school graduate	3,668	20.3%
Some college or associate's	4,685	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	4,832	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4,211	23.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit5.5%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,126	75.0%
Carpooled	872	5.9%
Public transit	815	5.5%
Walked	47	0.3%
Bicycle	6	0.0%
Worked from home	1,825	12.3%
Other means	146	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,297	25.3%
15 to 29 min	4,621	35.5%
30 to 44 min	2,177	16.7%
45 to 59 min	1,163	8.9%
60+ min	1,754	13.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.09
Poverty rate: 2.7% (699 of 26,272)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,008	82.4%
Nonfamily households	1,502	17.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,510	98.4%
Vacant	140	1.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,156	95.8%
Renter-occupied	354	4.2%

1-unit, detached96.2%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,321	96.2%
1-unit, attached	177	2.0%
2 to 4 units	73	0.8%
5 to 19 units	73	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3680302
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.09 sq mi
Water area: 1.71 sq mi
Center point: 40.7029, -73.2955

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