COMPARING TWO PLACES
Setauket vs Port Jefferson
PLACE A
Setauket, New York
VS
PLACE B
Port Jefferson, New York
Setauket is 51% smaller than Port Jefferson. Setauket earns more, with a median household income $76,859 higher.
SETAUKETPORT JEFFERSONDIFFERENCE
Total population4,0698,306−51% vs Port Jefferson
Population density1,6162,712−1,096
Population growth–2.7%–
Median age42.445.0−2.6
Male55.6%47.8%+7.8 pts
Female44.4%52.2%−7.8 pts
Foreign-born11.6%17.0%−5.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.2%78.3%+3.9 pts
Black2.2%0.4%+1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%10.5%−5.8 pts
Asian7.1%6.4%+0.7 pts
Other3.9%4.4%−0.6 pts
Median household income$221,771$144,912+$76,859
Per capita income$90,297$75,961+$14,336
Poverty rate6.1%5.6%+0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4260.410+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher70.1%67.7%+2.4 pts
Graduate degree50.4%41.3%+9.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%3.3%+1.9 pts
Labor force participation68.1%66.4%+1.7 pts
Median home value$755,600$655,800+$99,800
Median gross rent$3,501$2,349+$1,152
Owner-occupied80.0%72.0%+8.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.6%8.6%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households16.7%42.4%−25.7 pts
Average commute25.530.2−4.7
Worked from home22.3%15.7%+6.7 pts
Public transit to work1.3%4.5%−3.2 pts
Uninsured1.1%3.3%−2.2 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024