CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Patchogue

New York · 20,195 residents · 8.32 sq mi

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East Patchogue is a city of 20,195 people in New York. Median rent is $779 a month. The typical home is worth $145,500. That is roughly 25% ahead of the New York median. The poverty rate is 5.2%, under the national 13.2%. Households take in $41,052 a year at the median, 36% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% 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

20,195

−3%vs 2000

vs 20,824 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.4

−10%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.32 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(1,535)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(1,182)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(1,392)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(1,232)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(1,403)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.8%(3,601)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(2,960)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(2,112)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(1,636)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(1,789)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(952)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(401)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$41,052

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,237 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,092

−32%vs 2000

vs $23,619 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.2%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$145,500

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $154,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$779

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $907 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.9%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.6% in 2000

35.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.3%(17,560)

Black3%(625)

Hispanic / Latino9.1%(1,895)

Asian1.9%(404)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.9%(19,155)

Black2.1%(416)

Hispanic / Latino5%(1,010)

Asian1.3%(260)

Other1.8%(364)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican6.7%(1,461)

South American5.1%(1,096)

Central American4.9%(1,068)

Salvadoran4.3%(941)

Ecuadorian3.4%(740)

Dominican1.8%(382)

Mexican1.7%(359)

Colombian1.4%(293)

Cuban0.7%(147)

Guatemalan0.4%(95)

Chilean0.3%(63)

Panamanian0.1%(32)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Spaniard0%(9)

Asian origin

Chinese1.6%(336)

Filipino0.4%(81)

Pakistani0.3%(60)

Korean0.2%(37)

Kazakh0.1%(16)

Asian Indian0.1%(11)

Ancestry

Italian20.9%(4,533)

Irish18.7%(4,051)

German12.5%(2,708)

English4.6%(995)

Polish4%(870)

Turkish3%(653)

French2.3%(492)

American1.7%(371)

West Indian1.7%(371)

Russian1.6%(348)

Dutch1.2%(253)

Haitian1%(226)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.7%(158)

Arab0.7%(149)

French Canadian0.6%(124)

Czech0.6%(123)

Norwegian0.5%(119)

Subsaharan African0.5%(107)

Swedish0.5%(105)

Austrian0.4%(92)

Lithuanian0.4%(90)

Portuguese0.4%(85)

Scottish0.3%(75)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.3%(69)

British0.3%(61)

Hungarian0.3%(60)

Welsh0.2%(49)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(44)

Ukrainian0.2%(39)

Brazilian0.1%(31)

Guyanese0.1%(30)

Canadian0.1%(28)

Danish0.1%(28)

Finnish0.1%(27)

Barbadian0.1%(19)

Jamaican0.1%(19)

Slovak0.1%(17)

Lebanese0.1%(14)

Syrian0.1%(14)

Iranian0%(9)

Croatian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest South American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.2%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.5%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.6%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.7 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 22.4 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 married36.7%(3,256)

Married51.9%(4,600)

Widowed4.1%(367)

Divorced7.3%(648)

Women 15+

Never married37.1%(3,702)

Married41.7%(4,158)

Widowed9.7%(972)

Divorced11.5%(1,151)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.7%

−9.6 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.4%

−5.7 ptssince 2020

from 73.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.3%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.9%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.5%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 81.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.0%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 30.0% 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)10.3%(84)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.9%(73)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.4%(257)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(31)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.9%(24)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 818 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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