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11731

East Northport, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
29,999
Median household income
$161,132
People below poverty
6%
Median home value
$646,600

Income

The median income of households in 11731 was $161,132. An estimated 3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 32.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 11731 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3
$10,000 to $14,999 1.4
$15,000 to $24,999 2.9
$25,000 to $34,999 1.9
$35,000 to $49,999 4
$50,000 to $74,999 8.6
$75,000 to $99,999 5.7
$100,000 to $149,999 15.6
$150,000 to $199,999 24.3
$200,000 or more 32.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 11731 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 104694
Female 85357

An estimated 80.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 33.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $28,972. 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 11731 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.1
Social Security 35.3
Retirement income 33.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.6
Cash public assistance income 1.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 8.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 11731 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 6
Children under 18 years below poverty 8.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5.4

In 2020-2024, 2.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 41.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 96.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 46.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 11731 in 2020-2024, 97.2% had health insurance coverage and 2.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 85.1% and public coverage was 25.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.4%.


In 2020-2024, 11731 had a total population of 29,999 - 15,255 (50.9%) females and 14,744 (49.1%) males. The median age was 46.2 years. An estimated 19.8% of the population was under 18 years, 26.9% was 19 to 44 years, 32.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 11731 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 904 943
5 to 9 1208 552
10 to 14 790 555
15 to 19 692 913
20 to 24 1024 731
25 to 29 801 985
30 to 34 726 803
35 to 39 1000 937
40 to 44 408 633
45 to 49 785 839
50 to 54 991 1387
55 to 59 1526 1138
60 to 64 1583 1630
65 to 69 768 961
70 to 74 606 883
75 to 79 448 364
80 to 84 198 375
85 and over 286 626

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 82% were White; 2.3% were Black or African American; 3.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4.1% were Asian; 1.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 9.1% of the people in 11731 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 80.1% of the people in 11731 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,811 households in 11731. The average household size was 2.75 people.

Married-couple households made up 62.4% of the households in 11731 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20.8% of all households, while 11.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 20% of all households.

In 11731, 27.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 11731 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 62.4
Cohabiting Couples 5.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
11.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 60.9% of males and 52.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 29.9 27.1
Now married, except separated 60.9 52.5
Separated 0.5 0.9
Widowed 3.3 9
Divorced 5.5 10.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 11731, 326 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 35.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 90.1% of the people living in 11731 were U.S. natives. 80.6% of the 11731 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 9.9% of 11731 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 77.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 84.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 11731 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 11731.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 11731 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 47.9
Asia 18.8
Europe 30.5
Africa 1.4
Northern America 1.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 11731 in 2020-2024, 11.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.6% of people at least five years old; 3.7% 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 11731 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.6
Other Indo-European languages 4.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.9
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 96.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 11731 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 11731 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 96.1
Different house, same county 1.7
Different county, same state 1.5
Different state 0.3
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 53.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 11731 was 6,659 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 678 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,160. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,821.

Educational Attainment of People in 11731 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.9
High school diploma or equivalency 19.3
Some college, no degree 15.1
Associate's degree 8.6
Bachelor's degree 29.2
Graduate or professional degree 23.9

Disability

In 11731, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.8% of people under 18 years old, to 8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 23.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 11731, 67.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 29.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 20.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 12,802 76.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,374 20.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 573 3.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 11731 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 11731 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 6.5
Manufacturing 4.4
Wholesale trade 2.4
Retail trade 8.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.3
Information 3.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 13
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 31.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5
Other Services, except public administration 4.1
Public administration 5.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 11731 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,019 53.8
Service occupations 2,163 12.9
Sales and office occupations 3,902 23.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 850 5.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 815 4.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70% of 11731 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 35.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 11731 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 7.9
Walked 1
Other means 0.2
Worked from home 14.7

In 2020-2024, 11731 had a total of 11,125 housing units. Of these housing units, 92.9% 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"). 7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 11731 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 92.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 7.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 11731 was 7 rooms, and of these housing units 83.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 11731 had 10,811 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 314 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 90.4% while renters occupied 9.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.85 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.82.

1.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 24.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.1% and another 32.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 11731:

House Heating Fuel Used in 11731 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 60.7
Electricity 3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 35.3
All other fuels 1
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 11731 was $646,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 59.9 % had a mortgage. 40.1% 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 $3,449 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,493.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 11731 was $2,412. 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.