CITY · 1990 CENSUS

West Islip

New York · 28,419 residents · 6.09 sq mi

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West Islip is home to 28,419 people in New York. Owners hold 92% of the housing stock. That is roughly 73% ahead of the New York median. Median rent is $950 a month. Households take in $57,081 a year at the median, 89% more than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $167,600.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% 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

28,419

−2%vs 2000

vs 28,907 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.6

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.09 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202427K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(2,063)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(1,609)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(2,017)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(2,081)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(2,181)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.6%(5,003)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(4,192)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.3%(3,488)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(2,873)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(1,820)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.4%(684)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(408)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$57,081

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,914 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,539

−29%vs 2000

vs $27,704 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.2%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$167,600

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $207,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$950

+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $994 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

92.1%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.0% in 2000

7.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.1%(27,191)

Black0.4%(108)

Hispanic / Latino3.5%(1,018)

Asian1.1%(314)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(28,066)

Black0%(12)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(821)

Asian0.7%(190)

Other0.5%(151)

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 Rican3.7%(997)

South American3.2%(873)

Central American2.9%(771)

Panamanian1.5%(412)

Salvadoran1.2%(315)

Argentine1%(282)

Dominican1%(276)

Cuban1%(268)

Ecuadorian0.8%(222)

Peruvian0.8%(210)

Spaniard0.6%(151)

Colombian0.5%(142)

+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0.1%(34)

Mexican0.1%(31)

Uruguayan0%(11)

Guatemalan0%(10)

Venezuelan0%(6)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(116)

Filipino0.3%(73)

Japanese0.2%(60)

Chinese0.2%(54)

Pakistani0.1%(22)

Ancestry

Italian33.1%(8,881)

Irish23.3%(6,265)

German14.5%(3,896)

English5.6%(1,505)

Polish5.2%(1,395)

American3.2%(852)

Greek1.8%(487)

Russian1.4%(366)

Norwegian0.8%(215)

Scottish0.6%(159)

French0.6%(158)

Dutch0.5%(133)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.5%(128)

Portuguese0.4%(102)

Hungarian0.4%(101)

Austrian0.4%(100)

Ukrainian0.3%(83)

Czech0.2%(67)

Haitian0.2%(62)

Danish0.2%(60)

Swiss0.2%(56)

Arab0.2%(55)

Armenian0.2%(54)

Swedish0.2%(53)

Jamaican0.2%(49)

British0.2%(46)

Lithuanian0.1%(40)

Serbian0.1%(40)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(36)

Egyptian0.1%(30)

Belgian0.1%(22)

Welsh0.1%(22)

Macedonian0.1%(18)

Lebanese0.1%(16)

French Canadian0%(13)

Bulgarian0%(10)

Guyanese0%(10)

Israeli0%(10)

Latvian0%(9)

Slovak0%(9)

Finnish0%(8)

Romanian0%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.4%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.9%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.1%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.0 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 22.8 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%(4,118)

Married56%(6,278)

Widowed1.4%(160)

Divorced5.9%(658)

Women 15+

Never married26.7%(2,972)

Married55.3%(6,155)

Widowed9.6%(1,065)

Divorced8.5%(945)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.0%

−3.4 ptssince 2013

from 5.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

78.7%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 76.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.8%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 8.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

87.0%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 87.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

21.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% 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)13.4%(75)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.7%(99)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.2%(225)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.3%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 560 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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