West Sayville

Population: 4,944
Median household income: $154,531
Median home value: $558,400

Located in Suffolk County, New York, West Sayville is a community with a population of 4,944. At $154,531, its median household income sits above Suffolk County's $128,329.

Between 2019 and 2023, West Sayville's population declined 1.3% from 5,010 to 4,944, while its median home value rose 43.5% from $389,200 to $558,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.3% of the population. 80.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,944
Median age: 45.8 yrs
Median household income: $154,531
Median home value: $558,400
Median gross rent: $2,537
Housing units: 2,055
Homeownership rate: 88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0104,944

Median household income

$110,250$154,531

Median home value

$389,200$558,400

Median gross rent

$1,619$2,537

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,010	$110,250	$389,200	$1,619
2020	4,956	$126,553	$412,300	$1,815
2021	4,968	$144,608	$439,000	$2,136
2022	5,032	$157,275	$500,000	$2,295
2023	4,944	$154,531	$558,400	$2,537

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6419.1%

65 to 7414.5%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	258	5.2%
5 to 17	653	13.2%
18 to 24	343	6.9%
25 to 34	500	10.1%
35 to 44	657	13.3%
45 to 54	632	12.8%
55 to 64	943	19.1%
65 to 74	716	14.5%
75 and over	242	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,462	90.3%
Black or African American	61	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	125	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	0.5%
Two or more races	50	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	219	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate21.0%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree21.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	200	5.4%
High school graduate	774	21.0%
Some college or associate's	1,211	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	707	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	798	21.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit4.9%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,970	80.0%
Carpooled	75	3.0%
Public transit	121	4.9%
Walked	11	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	249	10.1%
Other means	38	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	498	22.5%
15 to 29 min	584	26.4%
30 to 44 min	688	31.1%
45 to 59 min	267	12.1%
60+ min	178	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 1.8% (89 of 4,944)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,519	85.9%
Nonfamily households	250	14.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,769	86.1%
Vacant	286	13.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,569	88.7%
Renter-occupied	200	11.3%

1-unit, detached88.6%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,820	88.6%
1-unit, attached	11	0.5%
2 to 4 units	155	7.5%
5 to 19 units	13	0.6%
20 or more units	56	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3680885
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.92 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 40.7297, -73.1052

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