Fire Island, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
352
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
49.7
2.05% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
6.63%
107% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$84,688
6.09% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$784,100
28.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
214
12.3% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Fire Island, 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.

88.6% of the residents in Fire Island, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Fire Island, NY was $784,100, and the homeownership rate was 80.3%.

Most people in Fire Island, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 38.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Fire Island, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fire Island, NY is home to a population of 352 people, from which 88.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 15.6% of Fire Island, NY residents were born outside of the country (55 people).

In 2024, there were 1.55 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (141 people) in Fire Island, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 91 Other (Hispanic) and 72 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.6%
2024 Citizenship
91.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 88.6% of Fire Island, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fire Island, NY was 91.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fire Island, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    141 ± 63
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    91 ± 48
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    72 ± 67
39.5%
Hispanic Population
139 people

In 2024, there were 1.55 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (141 people) in Fire Island, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 91 Other (Hispanic) and 72 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

39.5% of the people in Fire Island, NY are hispanic (139 people).

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

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Global Diversity

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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

15.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
55 people
14.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
63 people

As of 2024, 15.6% of Fire Island, NY residents (55 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 Fire Island, NY was 14.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    6 ± 21
  2. World War II
    3 ± 4

Fire Island, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Fire Island, NY employs 214 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fire Island, NY were Other Services, Except Public Administration (47 people), Construction (41 people), and Wholesale Trade (29 people), and the highest paying industries were Other Services Except Public Administration ($83,403), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,750), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,875).

Employment

Occupations

214
2024 Value
± 100
−12.3%
1 Year decline
± 67.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fire Island, NY declined at a rate of −12.3%, from 244 employees to 214 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fire Island, NY, are Sales & Related Occupations (62 people), Management Occupations (38 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (35 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fire Island, 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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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

214
2024 Value
± 100
−12.3%
1 Year decline
± 67.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fire Island, NY declined at a rate of −12.3%, from 244 employees to 214 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fire Island, NY, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (47 people), Construction (41 people), and Wholesale Trade (29 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fire Island, NY, though some of these residents may live in Fire Island, 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

$37,250
Median earning men ± $72,836
$41,172
Median earning women ± $24,414

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($84,514) and Construction ($30,197).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,125) and Wholesale Trade ($11,324).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.
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 Fire Island, NY was $784,100 in 2024, which is 2.36 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $608,500 to $784,100, a 28.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Fire Island, NY is 80.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fire Island, NY have an average commute time of 38.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fire Island, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$784,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$186,248
$94
Median Property Taxes
±$51

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 Fire Island, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

80.3%
Homeownership
2024
66.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 80.3% of the housing units in Fire Island, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.4%.

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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.
$84,688
Median Household Income
± $59,662
117
Number of Households
± 51

In 2024, the median household income of the 117 households in Fire Island, NY declined from $84,688 from the previous year's value of $90,179.

The following chart displays the households in Fire Island, 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 Fire Island, 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 (47.4%)
  2. Walked (22.8%)
  3. Public Transit (12.1%)

In 2024, 47.4% of workers in Fire Island, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (22.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (12.1%).

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

38.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fire Island, NY have a longer commute time (38.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 12.4% of the workforce in Fire Island, 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 Fire Island, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fire Island, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.63% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fire Island, NY (23 out of 347 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 45 - 54, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fire Island, 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

91.4% of the population of Fire Island, NY has health coverage, with 24.9% on employee plans, 37% on Medicaid, 22.9% on Medicare, 5.44% on non-group plans, and 1.15% 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, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.9% under 18 years, 6.88% between 18 and 34 years, 47.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.6%
Uninsured
24.9%
Employer Coverage
37%
Medicaid
22.9%
Medicare
5.44%
Non-Group
1.15%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fire Island, NY grew by 12.8% from 7.62% to 8.6%.

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