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11704

West Babylon, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
40,706
Median household income
$129,195
People below poverty
6%
Median home value
$527,500

Income

The median income of households in 11704 was $129,195. An estimated 3.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 26.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 11704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.3
$10,000 to $14,999 1.3
$15,000 to $24,999 3.6
$25,000 to $34,999 2.8
$35,000 to $49,999 6.1
$50,000 to $74,999 9.4
$75,000 to $99,999 10.3
$100,000 to $149,999 21
$150,000 to $199,999 15.9
$200,000 or more 26.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 11704 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 81159
Female 69320

An estimated 83.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 30.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,849. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 11704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.8
Social Security 35.7
Retirement income 30.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.9
Cash public assistance income 4.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 11704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 6
Children under 18 years below poverty 5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5.7

In 2020-2024, 7.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 34.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 57.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 21.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 11704 in 2020-2024, 94.7% had health insurance coverage and 5.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 77% and public coverage was 31.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.4%.


In 2020-2024, 11704 had a total population of 40,706 - 20,785 (51.1%) females and 19,921 (48.9%) males. The median age was 40.2 years. An estimated 20.7% of the population was under 18 years, 32.3% was 19 to 44 years, 28.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 11704 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1385 1458
5 to 9 888 993
10 to 14 1035 1308
15 to 19 1221 1047
20 to 24 1402 1209
25 to 29 1442 1435
30 to 34 1462 1348
35 to 39 1473 1144
40 to 44 968 1252
45 to 49 1149 1309
50 to 54 1338 1044
55 to 59 1727 1918
60 to 64 1548 1636
65 to 69 976 1292
70 to 74 899 702
75 to 79 467 585
80 to 84 292 443
85 and over 249 662

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 64.6% were White; 13.3% were Black or African American; 1.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.6% were Asian; 4.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 22.5% of the people in 11704 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 60.8% of the people in 11704 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 12,754 households in 11704. The average household size was 3.15 people.

Married-couple households made up 51.2% of the households in 11704 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.6% of all households, while 15.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 21.4% of all households.

In 11704, 30.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 11704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 51.2
Cohabiting Couples 7.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 46.6% of males and 43.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 42.1 33.4
Now married, except separated 46.6 43.7
Separated 1.7 1.6
Widowed 1.9 9.4
Divorced 7.7 12

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 11704, 1,247 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 22.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 85.6% of the people living in 11704 were U.S. natives. 79% of the 11704 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 14.4% of 11704 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 63.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 72.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 11704 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 11704.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 11704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 68.6
Asia 14.7
Europe 16
Africa 0.6
Northern America 0
Oceania 0.2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 11704 in 2020-2024, 22.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 14.6% of people at least five years old; 7.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 11704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 14.6
Other Indo-European languages 5.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.3
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 11704 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 11704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.3
Different house, same county 4.5
Different county, same state 1.8
Different state 0.1
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 90.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 32.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 11704 was 9,279 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 472 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,821. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,986.

Educational Attainment of People in 11704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9.1
High school diploma or equivalency 30
Some college, no degree 17.5
Associate's degree 11
Bachelor's degree 18.2
Graduate or professional degree 14.1

Disability

In 11704, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.3% of people under 18 years old, to 7.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 11704, 64.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 31.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 16,490 77.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,096 19.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 652 3.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 11704 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 11704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 6.9
Manufacturing 7.2
Wholesale trade 3
Retail trade 11.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.9
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.8
Other Services, except public administration 5.1
Public administration 6.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 11704 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 8,546 40.2
Service occupations 4,062 19.1
Sales and office occupations 5,194 24.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,631 7.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,809 8.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.5% of 11704 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 11704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4.5
Walked 1.1
Other means 1.6
Worked from home 11.8

In 2020-2024, 11704 had a total of 13,206 housing units. Of these housing units, 76.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 21.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 11704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 76.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 21.9
Mobile homes 1.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 7.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 11704 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 69.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 11704 had 12,754 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 452 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 74.4% while renters occupied 25.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.33 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.62.

1.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 23.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.8% and another 31.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 11704:

House Heating Fuel Used in 11704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 41
Electricity 11.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 46
All other fuels 0.6
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 11704 was $527,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 64.3 % had a mortgage. 35.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,229 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,497.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 11704 was $2,182. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.