Central Islip, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
38,373
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
34.6
2.06% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
9.22%
1.22% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$113,707
3.21% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$436,400
7.75% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
18,208
0.725% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Central Islip, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

80.7% of the residents in Central Islip, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Central Islip, NY was $436,400, and the homeownership rate was 78.2%.

Most people in Central Islip, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Central Islip, NY was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew YorkSuffolk County, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PASuffolk County (Central)--Islip Town (East) PUMA, NYSuffolk County (Central)--Islip Town (Northwest) PUMA, NYSuffolk County (Southwest)--Islip Town (South) PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Central Islip, NY is home to a population of 38.4k people, from which 80.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 37.4% of Central Islip, NY residents were born outside of the country (14.4k people).

In 2024, there were 1.53 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (12.2k people) in Central Islip, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.96k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 6.49k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

80.7%
2024 Citizenship
80.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 80.7% of Central Islip, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Central Islip, NY was 80.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Central Islip, NY
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    12.2k ± 1.57k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    7.96k ± 1.83k
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    6.49k ± 1.02k
63.1%
Hispanic Population
24.2k people

In 2024, there were 1.53 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (12.2k people) in Central Islip, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.96k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 6.49k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

63.1% of the people in Central Islip, NY are hispanic (24.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Central Islip, NY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

37.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
14.4k people
37.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
14.2k people

As of 2024, 37.4% of Central Islip, NY residents (14.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Central Islip, NY was 37.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    254 ± 107
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    141 ± 90
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    106 ± 100

Central Islip, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.8 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Central Islip, NY employs 18.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Central Islip, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,077 people), Retail Trade (1,967 people), and Manufacturing (1,935 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($122,917), Finance & Insurance ($75,222), and Public Administration ($72,917).

Employment

Occupations

18.2k
2024 Value
± 1,175
−0.725%
1 Year decline
± 9.19%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Central Islip, NY declined at a rate of −0.725%, from 18.3k employees to 18.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Central Islip, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,249 people), Production Occupations (1,568 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,513 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Central Islip, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

18.2k
2024 Value
± 1,175
−0.725%
1 Year decline
± 9.19%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Central Islip, NY declined at a rate of −0.725%, from 18.3k employees to 18.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Central Islip, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,077 people), Retail Trade (1,967 people), and Manufacturing (1,935 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Central Islip, NY, though some of these residents may live in Central Islip, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$48,558
Median earning men ± $3,158
$40,936
Median earning women ± $2,145

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($114,489), Information ($90,694), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,115).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,972), Construction ($73,333), and Public Administration ($63,894).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Central Islip, NY was $436,400 in 2024, which is 1.31 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $405,000 to $436,400, a 7.75% increase. The homeownership rate in Central Islip, NY is 78.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Central Islip, NY have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Central Islip, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$436,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,914
$7,460
Median Property Taxes
±$659

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Central Islip, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Central Islip, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

78.2%
Homeownership
2024
60.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 78.2% of the housing units in Central Islip, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$113,707
Median Household Income
± $6,569
9.55k
Number of Households
± 797

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.55k households in Central Islip, NY grew to $113,707 from the previous year's value of $110,166.

The following chart displays the households in Central Islip, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Central Islip, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (71.1%)
  2. Carpooled (13.9%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.72%)

In 2024, 71.1% of workers in Central Islip, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.9%) and those who worked at home (6.72%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

27.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Central Islip, NY have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.08% of the workforce in Central Islip, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Central Islip, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Central Islip, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.22% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Central Islip, NY (3.46k out of 37.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Central Islip, NY is Hispanic, followed by Other and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

89.7% of the population of Central Islip, NY has health coverage, with 40.9% on employee plans, 23.7% on Medicaid, 7.36% on Medicare, 17.3% on non-group plans, and 0.381% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28% under 18 years, 22.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

10.3%
Uninsured
40.9%
Employer Coverage
23.7%
Medicaid
7.36%
Medicare
17.3%
Non-Group
0.381%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Central Islip, NY grew by 3.79% from 9.93% to 10.3%.

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