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Babylon town, Suffolk County, NY

218,565 Population
52.3 square miles 4,180.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±2.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Suffolk County: 41.6 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 40.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$47,224 ±$2,437 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Suffolk County: $55,754 ±$1,241
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $51,002 ±$412
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$125,522 ±$7,064 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Suffolk County: $126,863 ±$3,298
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New York: $85,820 ±$653
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6.2% ±1.3% (13,354  ±2,892) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Suffolk County: 6.5% 98,520 (±0.5% / ±8,121)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 14% 2,704,799 (±0.3% / ±50,713)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.8 minutes ±2.4 (3,438,075  ±292,625) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Suffolk County: 31.3 21,662,976 (±0.7 / ±583,901)
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 33.2 279,586,620 (±0.2 / ±1,926,387)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

70,624 ±3,350 Number of households
  • Suffolk County: 509,892 ±4,437
  • New York: 7,828,074 ±18,401
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.1 ±0.2 (216,264  ±126) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Suffolk County: 3 1,502,480 (±0 / ±1,214)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,188,964
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±1.8% (2,753  ±873) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Suffolk County: 4.9% † 16,460 (±0.7% / ±2,180)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 4.7% 219,646 (±0.2% / ±8,685)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

73,254 ±3,394 Number of housing units
  • Suffolk County: 582,899 ±435
  • New York: 8,676,911 ±743
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$575,500 ±$12,749 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Suffolk County: $626,300 ±$4,881
  • about 1.3 times the amount in New York: $449,800 ±$3,718
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

4.6% ±1.3% (10,013  ±2,783) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Suffolk County: 6% 91,054 (±0.5% / ±8,103.7)
  • about half the rate in New York: 9.3% 1,836,837 (±0.2% / ±36,336)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88% ±3.1% (136,285  ±6,114.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Suffolk County: 90.4% 980,240 (±1.5% / ±15,951.8)
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 88% 12,430,128 (±0.4% / ±58,727.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
33.6% ±2.2% (52,002  ±3,654.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Suffolk County: 39.9% 432,438 (±0.9% / ±10,223.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 41.2% 5,819,065 (±0.3% / ±39,724.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

21% ±1.7% (45,785  ±3,800) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Suffolk County: 17.8% 274,055
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 23.3% 4,621,382
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3% ±0.7% (5,221  ±1,203) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Suffolk County: 3.5% 43,084 (±0.3% / ±3,309)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 3.5% 550,582 (±0.1% / ±11,292)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,221 Total veterans ±1,203 4,650 Male ±1,136 571 Female ±405

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