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West Islip, NY

27,557 Population
6.1 square miles 4,522.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±1.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 39 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$53,057 ±$2,330 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: $47,591 ±$202
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New York: $43,208 ±$189
$141,957 ±$7,957 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: $86,445 ±$389
  • nearly double the amount in New York: $75,157 ±$322

3.4% ±1% (911  ±268) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 12.3% 2,416,764 (±0.1% / ±25,888)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in New York: 13.5% 2,636,823 (±0.1% / ±26,596)

33.1 minutes ±4.8 (445,220  ±45,801) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 36.7 313,743,650 (±0.1 / ±989,757)
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 33.3 284,720,580 (±0.1 / ±1,011,891)

Families

8,607 ±507 Number of households
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 7,248,123 ±11,251
  • New York: 7,530,150 ±13,493
3.2 ±0.1 (27,230  ±1,974) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 2.7 19,628,584
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.6 19,542,206

12.2% ±5.7% (741  ±357) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 4.8% 228,429 (±0.1% / ±4,502)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 4.7% 224,967 (±0.1% / ±4,211)

Housing

8,788 ±487 Number of housing units
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 7,931,425 ±1,891
  • New York: 8,449,178 ±1,485

$465,500 ±$7,808 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: $483,500 ±$1,166
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New York: $340,600 ±$1,211

6.3% ±1.6% (1,712  ±453.1) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 9.5% 1,875,996 (±0.1% / ±19,582.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 10.3% 2,052,819 (±0.1% / ±17,823.7)

Social

96.2% ±8.1% (18,261  ±988.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 87.3% 12,223,803 (±0.2% / ±30,047.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 87.4% 12,311,423 (±0.2% / ±30,558.5)
45.1% ±2.5% (8,564  ±735) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 42% 5,887,025 (±0.1% / ±19,445)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 38.1% 5,366,712 (±0.1% / ±19,738.8)

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

6% ±1.3% (1,656  ±373) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 29.4% 5,882,532 (±0.1% / ±23,006)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in New York: 22.5% 4,523,896 (±0.1% / ±18,762)

3.8% ±0.7% (819  ±167) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 3.1% 481,279 (±0% / ±6,125)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 4.2% 665,257 (±0% / ±6,237)
819 Total veterans ±167 819 Male ±167 N/A Female ±24

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