CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Islip

New York · 14,325 residents · 3.95 sq mi

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East Islip is a city of 14,325 people in New York. That is roughly 60% ahead of the New York median. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. Median rent is $846 a month. The median household earns $52,796, about 75% above the national median. Median home value sits at $160,300.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,325

+2%vs 2000

vs 14,078 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.0

−10%vs 2000

vs 36.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.95 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(1,098)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(988)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(990)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(944)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(950)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.9%(2,708)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(2,147)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(1,626)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(1,464)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(847)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(435)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(128)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$52,796

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,106 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,512

−25%vs 2000

vs $27,356 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.8%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$160,300

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $189,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$846

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $896 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.1%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.1% in 2000

15.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.4%(13,142)

Black0.5%(71)

Hispanic / Latino3.9%(547)

Asian1.4%(198)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(13,981)

Black0.5%(67)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(444)

Asian1.2%(166)

Other0.8%(111)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American6.3%(858)

Ecuadorian4.5%(606)

Puerto Rican3.8%(515)

Colombian1.1%(148)

Dominican1%(138)

Spaniard0.9%(118)

Central American0.6%(79)

Salvadoran0.5%(73)

Argentine0.4%(55)

Mexican0.4%(54)

Venezuelan0.3%(35)

Peruvian0.1%(14)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Guatemalan0%(6)

Asian origin

Chinese1%(137)

Korean0.3%(39)

Asian Indian0.1%(10)

Ancestry

Italian27.4%(3,717)

Irish24.6%(3,343)

German13%(1,771)

American4.4%(603)

English4.4%(593)

Turkish2.9%(387)

Polish2.1%(281)

Russian1.1%(147)

Scottish1%(134)

French1%(133)

Greek0.8%(106)

Subsaharan African0.8%(104)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.7%(98)

Norwegian0.6%(82)

Czech0.5%(74)

Egyptian0.5%(73)

West Indian0.5%(68)

Haitian0.5%(68)

Ukrainian0.4%(48)

Nigerian0.3%(46)

Hungarian0.3%(45)

Austrian0.3%(43)

Lithuanian0.3%(37)

Slovak0.2%(30)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(29)

Belgian0.2%(27)

Syrian0.2%(25)

Danish0.2%(22)

French Canadian0.2%(22)

British0.1%(16)

Dutch0.1%(13)

Armenian0.1%(11)

Swiss0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest South American population · Largest Ecuadorian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.6%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.4%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.0%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.6 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 23.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.9%(2,115)

Married52.7%(2,937)

Widowed2.2%(124)

Divorced7.2%(400)

Women 15+

Never married31.4%(1,942)

Married45.8%(2,834)

Widowed11.2%(692)

Divorced11.7%(722)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.3%

−1.7 ptssince 2013

from 5.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

70.1%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 75.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.9%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.0%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.3%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.5%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 83.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.2%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 30.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)19.6%(89)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.3%(74)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.4%(129)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.4%(29)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 455 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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