COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wading River vs Mastic
PLACE A
Wading River, New York
VS
PLACE B
Mastic, New York
Wading River is 47% smaller than Mastic. Wading River earns more, with a median household income $42,515 higher.
WADING RIVERMASTICDIFFERENCE
Total population8,35915,708−47% vs Mastic
Population density8554,068−3,214
Population growth0.2%-0.5%+0.7 pts
Median age46.732.2+14.5
Male49.3%48.6%+0.7 pts
Female50.7%51.4%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born13.6%18.0%−4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.4%61.2%+19.2 pts
Black3.8%5.4%−1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.6%29.6%−16.0 pts
Asian1.3%1.3%Even
Other0.8%2.4%−1.6 pts
Median household income$136,549$94,034+$42,515
Per capita income$59,702$37,268+$22,434
Poverty rate3.4%6.6%−3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4090.411Even
Bachelor's degree or higher41.7%18.2%+23.6 pts
Graduate degree22.8%4.3%+18.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%10.6%−5.9 pts
Labor force participation63.1%66.7%−3.6 pts
Median home value$518,500$432,500+$86,000
Median gross rent$2,896$2,016+$880
Owner-occupied94.6%85.7%+8.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.4%5.1%+5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households47.6%57.7%−10.1 pts
Average commute32.733.0−0.3
Worked from home17.0%5.6%+11.5 pts
Public transit to work2.2%1.5%+0.6 pts
Uninsured3.3%8.0%−4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024