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11934

Center Moriches, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
9,418
Median household income
$170,801
People below poverty
3.1%
Median home value
$589,200

Income

The median income of households in 11934 was $170,801. An estimated 0.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 34.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 11934 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0.9
$10,000 to $14,999 2.4
$15,000 to $24,999 2.9
$25,000 to $34,999 2.7
$35,000 to $49,999 2.1
$50,000 to $74,999 6.2
$75,000 to $99,999 7.4
$100,000 to $149,999 16.6
$150,000 to $199,999 24.6
$200,000 or more 34.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 11934 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 86343
Female 106042

An estimated 83.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 28.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,357. 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 11934 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.5
Social Security 28.6
Retirement income 27.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.5
Cash public assistance income 4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 3.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 0.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 2.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 11934 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 3.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 0.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 2.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.4

In 2020-2024, 5.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 31.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 69.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 21.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 11934 in 2020-2024, 96% had health insurance coverage and 4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 82.9% and public coverage was 24.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.7%.


In 2020-2024, 11934 had a total population of 9,418 - 4,725 (50.2%) females and 4,693 (49.8%) males. The median age was 38.4 years. An estimated 27% of the population was under 18 years, 28.7% was 19 to 44 years, 28.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 11934 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 261 439
5 to 9 388 359
10 to 14 344 329
15 to 19 337 315
20 to 24 475 153
25 to 29 161 124
30 to 34 158 471
35 to 39 327 172
40 to 44 222 435
45 to 49 399 349
50 to 54 343 255
55 to 59 393 386
60 to 64 327 229
65 to 69 137 176
70 to 74 171 135
75 to 79 116 203
80 to 84 84 100
85 and over 50 95

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 82.2% were White; 1.9% were Black or African American; 4.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.7% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 18.1% of the people in 11934 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 74.6% of the people in 11934 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,795 households in 11934. The average household size was 3.3 people.

Married-couple households made up 64% of the households in 11934 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 17.6% of all households, while 8.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 6.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 10.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 17% of all households.

In 11934, 41.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 11934 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 64
Cohabiting Couples 9.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
8.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.8% of males and 54.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.9 23.1
Now married, except separated 52.8 54.8
Separated 0.7 0.8
Widowed 3.3 8.8
Divorced 8.3 12.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 11934, 296 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 49% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 91.7% of the people living in 11934 were U.S. natives. 82.8% of the 11934 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 8.3% of 11934 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 42% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 60.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 11934 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 11934.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 11934 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 75.9
Asia 9.5
Europe 13.6
Africa 0
Northern America 1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 11934 in 2020-2024, 12.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 7.8% of people at least five years old; 5.3% 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 11934 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 7.8
Other Indo-European languages 3.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.2
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 95.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 11934 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 11934 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 95.4
Different house, same county 3.5
Different county, same state 0.9
Different state 0.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 41.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 11934 was 2,359 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 95 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,806. College or graduate school enrollment was 458.

Educational Attainment of People in 11934 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.5
High school diploma or equivalency 20.9
Some college, no degree 16.9
Associate's degree 13.2
Bachelor's degree 16.9
Graduate or professional degree 24.5

Disability

In 11934, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.6% of people under 18 years old, to 5.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 22.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 11934, 63 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 21.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,282 72.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 968 21.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 268 5.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 11934 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 11934 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.1
Construction 16.8
Manufacturing 4.9
Wholesale trade 1.5
Retail trade 5.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.8
Information 1.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 33.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6
Other Services, except public administration 5.3
Public administration 5.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 11934 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,473 54.7
Service occupations 607 13.4
Sales and office occupations 625 13.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 459 10.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 354 7.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 80.5% of 11934 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 30.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 11934 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 80.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.1
Walked 1.7
Other means 0.6
Worked from home 7.8

In 2020-2024, 11934 had a total of 2,883 housing units. Of these housing units, 99% 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"). 0.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 11934 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 99
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0.9
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

11.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 8.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 11934 was 6.9 rooms, and of these housing units 82.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 11934 had 2,795 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 88 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 95.2% while renters occupied 4.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.35 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.23.

1.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.4% and another 36.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 11934:

House Heating Fuel Used in 11934 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 24.8
Electricity 6.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 67.1
All other fuels 2
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 11934 was $589,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69.8 % had a mortgage. 30.2% 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 $3,469 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,500+.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 11934 was $2,337. 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.