CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Smithtown

New York · 25,638 residents · 11.9 sq mi

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Smithtown is home to 25,638 people in New York. That is roughly 86% ahead of the New York median. The typical home is worth $207,400. Households take in $61,455 a year at the median, 104% more than the country as a whole. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. Median rent is $816 a month.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

32% 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

25,638

−5%vs 2000

vs 26,901 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

36.5

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202424K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(1,549)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(1,596)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(1,449)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(1,856)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(1,944)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(3,906)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(3,654)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.3%(3,919)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.7%(3,010)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.7%(1,456)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(881)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(418)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$61,455

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,272 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,636

−31%vs 2000

vs $31,521 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.7%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$207,400

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $260,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$816

+43%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $752 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.7%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.2% in 2000

14.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.7%(25,198)

Black0.5%(143)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(910)

Asian1.8%(474)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(24,981)

Black0.6%(144)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(638)

Asian1.6%(423)

Other0.4%(90)

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 Rican4.3%(1,049)

South American3.4%(828)

Colombian2.3%(563)

Central American1.4%(352)

Salvadoran1%(237)

Spaniard0.8%(191)

Dominican0.8%(189)

Cuban0.6%(149)

Guatemalan0.4%(93)

Peruvian0.4%(90)

Uruguayan0.3%(75)

Mexican0.2%(37)

+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0.2%(37)

Chilean0.1%(29)

Costa Rican0.1%(22)

Venezuelan0.1%(19)

Argentine0.1%(15)

Asian origin

Chinese2.3%(565)

Korean0.5%(128)

Filipino0.5%(115)

Asian Indian0.5%(112)

Pakistani0.4%(109)

Taiwanese0.1%(33)

Thai0.1%(30)

Indonesian0.1%(25)

Kazakh0%(1)

Ancestry

Italian31%(7,562)

Irish19.8%(4,830)

German13.2%(3,219)

American6.1%(1,497)

English4.1%(992)

Polish3.4%(830)

Greek3.1%(752)

French1.7%(413)

Russian1.6%(392)

Ukrainian1.2%(297)

West Indian1%(234)

Arab0.8%(201)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Lithuanian0.8%(185)

Haitian0.6%(154)

Scottish0.6%(149)

Norwegian0.6%(140)

Swedish0.5%(122)

Czech0.5%(119)

Hungarian0.4%(93)

Lebanese0.3%(79)

Canadian0.3%(74)

Portuguese0.3%(73)

Austrian0.3%(65)

Swiss0.2%(57)

Egyptian0.2%(53)

Slovak0.2%(48)

French Canadian0.2%(41)

Jamaican0.2%(41)

Australian0.1%(32)

British0.1%(32)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(32)

Welsh0.1%(30)

Dutch0.1%(26)

Latvian0.1%(25)

Syrian0.1%(19)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(16)

Subsaharan African0%(11)

Iranian0%(10)

Danish0%(9)

Finnish0%(7)

Palestinian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

32.1%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.2%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

14.1%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.7 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 22.5 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 married34.1%(3,500)

Married58.1%(5,951)

Widowed2.4%(251)

Divorced5.4%(549)

Women 15+

Never married25.2%(2,612)

Married58.2%(6,031)

Widowed7.6%(792)

Divorced9%(931)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.1%

−1.7 ptssince 2013

from 3.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

75.4%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 78.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.5%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.1%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 7.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

84.6%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 88.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.2%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% 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)5.8%(52)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.2%(153)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.9%(382)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War21%(187)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.6%(23)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 890 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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