COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fire Island vs Babylon
PLACE A
Fire Island, New York
VS
PLACE B
Babylon, New York
Fire Island is 97% smaller than Babylon. Babylon earns more, with a median household income $56,132 higher. Fire Island has grown faster since 2000 (166% vs 0%).
FIRE ISLANDBABYLONDIFFERENCE
Total population35212,281−97% vs Babylon
Population density385,094−5,055
Population growth166.1%0.2%+165.9 pts
Median age49.745.5+4.2
Male46.3%48.6%−2.3 pts
Female53.7%51.4%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born15.6%7.3%+8.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic40.1%82.2%−42.2 pts
Black20.5%1.8%+18.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino39.5%10.5%+28.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Median household income$84,688$140,820−$56,132
Per capita income$44,830$69,257−$24,427
Poverty rate6.6%3.5%+3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.437−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%50.9%−23.9 pts
Graduate degree21.6%24.5%−2.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation74.1%68.7%+5.4 pts
Median home value$784,100$658,500+$125,600
Median gross rent$1,328$2,427−$1,099
Owner-occupied80.3%78.6%+1.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate95.7%3.0%+92.7 pts
Rent-burdened households39.1%50.4%−11.2 pts
Average commute38.733.3+5.4
Worked from home9.8%20.1%−10.4 pts
Public transit to work12.1%7.8%+4.3 pts
Uninsured8.6%3.2%+5.4 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024