Center Moriches is a city of 9,127 people in New York. That is roughly 98% ahead of the New York median. 93% of homes are owner-occupied. The median household earns $170,277, about 107% above the national median. That puts it in the top 1% of US cities for household income. Growth has run 37% since 2000, or 2,472 more people.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $170,277, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 99%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Center Moriches
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants75.0% → 92.5%(+17.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$102,572 → $170,277(+66%)US over the same years: +14%
Adults with a bachelor's degree18.7% → 42.2%(+23.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.7%(53)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.1%(51)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.7%(65)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.7%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 299 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Center Moriches, decade by decade
Center Moriches population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,987
$102,572
$353,290
18.7%
28.5
2000
6,655
$112,864
$294,744
23.8%
31.7
2010
7,580
$131,270
$594,705
27.9%
36.8
2020
8,046
$132,718
$500,451
36.4%
45.6
2024
9,127
$170,277
$586,900
42.2%
53.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
