CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Shoreham

New York · 5,458 residents · 5.40 sq mi

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East Shoreham is a city of 5,458 people in New York. That is roughly 86% ahead of the New York median. Owners hold 93% of the housing stock. Median rent is $1,001 a month. Median home value sits at $192,200. The median household earns $61,215, about 103% above the national median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

34% 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

5,458

−6%vs 2000

vs 5,809 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.5

−10%vs 2000

vs 37.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.40 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(334)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(430)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(509)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.8%(533)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(342)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.5%(680)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4420%(1,091)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.8%(862)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.4%(351)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.6%(198)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842%(107)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(21)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$61,215

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,916 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,098

−35%vs 2000

vs $29,485 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

0.5%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$192,200

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $211,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$1,001

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,115 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

92.5%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.5% in 2000

7.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.5%(5,376)

Black1.2%(67)

Hispanic / Latino4%(235)

Asian1.5%(88)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(5,315)

Black1%(57)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(96)

Asian1.4%(75)

Other0.2%(11)

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 Rican4.7%(341)

Central American2.1%(154)

Cuban1.9%(138)

South American1.1%(80)

Guatemalan1.1%(78)

Peruvian1%(73)

Salvadoran0.7%(48)

Mexican0.6%(45)

Spaniard0.6%(42)

Honduran0.4%(28)

Argentine0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.5%(39)

Asian Indian0.5%(38)

Chinese0.1%(8)

Filipino0.1%(5)

Taiwanese0%(3)

Ancestry

Irish27.2%(1,991)

Italian21.8%(1,596)

German14.6%(1,068)

English10.4%(759)

American4.7%(347)

Hungarian2.3%(172)

Polish2.3%(170)

Greek1.9%(137)

Russian1.2%(86)

Czech1%(74)

Arab1%(73)

Swedish1%(70)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.9%(69)

Egyptian0.7%(50)

Finnish0.6%(47)

Scottish0.5%(38)

Subsaharan African0.4%(31)

French0.4%(28)

British0.3%(25)

Lebanese0.3%(23)

Turkish0.3%(21)

Welsh0.3%(21)

Armenian0.2%(15)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(15)

Slovak0.2%(15)

Lithuanian0.2%(14)

French Canadian0.2%(13)

Danish0.2%(12)

Ukrainian0.2%(12)

Croatian0.1%(10)

Brazilian0.1%(8)

Dutch0.1%(7)

Canadian0.1%(6)

Romanian0.1%(6)

West Indian0.1%(4)

Haitian0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

34.2%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.4%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

18.2%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.1 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 24.0 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 married40.5%(1,247)

Married54.3%(1,672)

Widowed1.5%(45)

Divorced3.7%(113)

Women 15+

Never married23%(620)

Married61.9%(1,666)

Widowed5%(135)

Divorced10%(270)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.4%

−1.7 ptssince 2013

from 4.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

76.7%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 79.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.8%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.3%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.9%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 89.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.8%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% 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)32.9%(94)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7%(20)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.2%(95)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.4%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5.2%(15)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 286 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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