Wading River is a city of 8,359 people in New York. Owners hold 95% of the housing stock. That is roughly 59% ahead of the New York median. At a median age of 46.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income. Households take in $136,549 a year at the median, 66% more than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $136,549, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wading River
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$444,253 → $518,500(+17%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age34.8 → 46.7(+11.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants86.3% → 94.6%(+8.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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)15.7%(70)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)3.6%(16)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era67.1%(300)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 447 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
Wading River, decade by decade
Wading River 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
5,317
$124,415
$444,253
28.0%
14.7
2000
6,668
$116,473
$345,568
32.8%
17.7
2010
7,719
$145,529
$613,407
42.8%
21.0
2020
7,731
$152,173
$497,300
47.2%
35.2
2024
8,359
$136,549
$518,500
41.7%
41.7
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.
