CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Yaphank

New York · 4,637 residents · 13.6 sq mi

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With 4,637 people, Yaphank is a city in New York. Median rent is $923 a month. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. That is roughly 35% ahead of the New York median. The median household earns $44,569, about 48% above the national median. Median home value sits at $134,000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,637

−8%vs 2000

vs 5,025 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.8

−12%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

13.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(321)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.8%(221)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(260)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(302)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(352)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3424.2%(1,122)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.3%(803)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(426)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.9%(319)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.5%(257)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(152)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(102)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$44,569

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,534 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,535

−34%vs 2000

vs $25,020 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.5%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$134,000

+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $138,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$923

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,005 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.9%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.7% in 2000

18.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic79.4%(3,989)

Black10.9%(550)

Hispanic / Latino7.3%(369)

Asian1%(52)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.6%(4,153)

Black9.2%(427)

Hispanic / Latino4.4%(205)

Asian0.3%(13)

Other0.9%(44)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American2.7%(187)

Mexican2.5%(175)

Salvadoran2.4%(167)

Puerto Rican1.8%(126)

South American1.7%(118)

Dominican1%(69)

Colombian0.8%(56)

Cuban0.3%(24)

Chilean0.3%(22)

Costa Rican0.3%(20)

Ecuadorian0.2%(12)

Uruguayan0.2%(12)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0.2%(11)

Peruvian0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Chinese0.5%(34)

Sri Lankan0.5%(33)

Korean0.2%(17)

Asian Indian0.2%(15)

Ancestry

German24.1%(1,671)

Italian21.2%(1,468)

Irish20.5%(1,420)

Polish9.1%(633)

English3.1%(216)

American1.6%(108)

French1.2%(82)

Hungarian1.1%(79)

West Indian0.8%(54)

Greek0.7%(47)

Russian0.6%(41)

Norwegian0.5%(35)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.4%(31)

French Canadian0.4%(30)

Dutch0.4%(27)

Scottish0.4%(27)

Egyptian0.3%(22)

Haitian0.3%(20)

Subsaharan African0.3%(19)

Kenyan0.3%(19)

Jamaican0.3%(19)

Austrian0.3%(18)

Danish0.2%(17)

Swedish0.2%(15)

Swiss0.2%(15)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(15)

Czech0.2%(12)

Slovak0.2%(12)

Iranian0.1%(10)

Turkish0.1%(10)

Lebanese0.1%(9)

Canadian0.1%(7)

Lithuanian0.1%(7)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(7)

Welsh0.1%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.8%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.3%

−10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.9%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.4 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 21.6 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 married41.9%(1,189)

Married46.9%(1,329)

Widowed3.9%(112)

Divorced7.3%(206)

Women 15+

Never married35.8%(1,083)

Married43.7%(1,324)

Widowed10.1%(306)

Divorced10.4%(316)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.6%

−9.2 ptssince 2013

from 10.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

79.4%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 81.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.4%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 7.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.2%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 9.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

87.6%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 86.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.3%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% 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)16.6%(52)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.7%(43)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.6%(74)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.1%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 314 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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