Moriches, NY

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2024 Population
2,308
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
52.8
4.55% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
24.9%
49.2% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$78,359
0.115% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$455,400
2.38% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
980
7.81% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Moriches, 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.

98% of the residents in Moriches, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Moriches, NY was $455,400, and the homeownership rate was 49.1%.

Most people in Moriches, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Moriches, NY was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew YorkSuffolk County, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PASuffolk County (South Central)--Brookhaven Town (South) PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Moriches, NY is home to a population of 2.31k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.33% of Moriches, NY residents were born outside of the country (146 people).

In 2024, there were 6.67 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.81k people) in Moriches, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 272 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 107 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%
2024 Citizenship
97.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98% of Moriches, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Moriches, NY was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Moriches, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.81k ± 252
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    272 ± 145
  3. White (Hispanic)
    107 ± 97
6.02%
Hispanic Population
139 people

In 2024, there were 6.67 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.81k people) in Moriches, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 272 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 107 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.02% of the people in Moriches, NY are hispanic (139 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Moriches, 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
    492,198 ± 17,010 people
  2. China
    414,597 ± 15,642 people
  3. Jamaica
    229,554 ± 11,695 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 492,198 New York residents, followed by China with 414,597 and Jamaica with 229,554.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.33%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
146 people
8.56%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
206 people

As of 2024, 6.33% of Moriches, NY residents (146 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 Moriches, NY was 8.56%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Korea
    72 ± 67
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    19 ± 32
  3. Vietnam
    11 ± 23

Moriches, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 3.79 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Moriches, NY employs 980 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Moriches, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (201 people), Retail Trade (124 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (120 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($97,188), Other Services Except Public Administration ($92,188), and Manufacturing ($91,042).

Employment

Occupations

980
2024 Value
± 216
−7.81%
1 Year decline
± 33.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Moriches, NY declined at a rate of −7.81%, from 1.06k employees to 980 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Moriches, NY, are Sales & Related Occupations (162 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (123 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (108 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Moriches, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

980
2024 Value
± 216
−7.81%
1 Year decline
± 33.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Moriches, NY declined at a rate of −7.81%, from 1.06k employees to 980 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Moriches, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (201 people), Retail Trade (124 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (120 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Moriches, NY, though some of these residents may live in Moriches, 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

$62,212
Median earning men ± $20,670
$58,531
Median earning women ± $9,699

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($91,510), Construction ($84,797), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($82,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($120,670), Wholesale Trade ($87,250), and Retail Trade ($72,841).

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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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Kamala Harris with 55.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.565%).

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing the state of New York. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Moriches, NY. Showing the available data for New York.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (55.9%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.565%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Kamala Harris with 55.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.565%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New York for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from New York

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Chuck Schumer
Senator from New York3
Assumed office on January 3, 1999
Kirsten Gillibrand
Senator from New York1
Assumed office on January 26, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing New York.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Moriches, NY was $455,400 in 2024, which is 1.37 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $466,500 to $455,400, a 2.38% decrease. The homeownership rate in Moriches, NY is 49.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Moriches, NY have an average commute time of 29.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Moriches, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$455,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$48,905
$596
Median Property Taxes
±$132

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

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

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Rent vs Own

49.1%
Homeownership
2024
62.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 49.1% of the housing units in Moriches, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 48.5%.

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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.
$78,359
Median Household Income
± $25,730
1.21k
Number of Households
± 227

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.21k households in Moriches, NY grew to $78,359 from the previous year's value of $78,269.

The following chart displays the households in Moriches, 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 $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Moriches, NY is from New York.
0.492
2024 Wage GINI in New York
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York

In 2024, the income inequality in New York was 0.492 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.301% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (82.8%)
  2. Carpooled (4.82%)
  3. Public Transit (4.51%)

In 2024, 82.8% of workers in Moriches, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (4.82%) and those who used public transit to get to work (4.51%).

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

29.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Moriches, NY have a longer commute time (29.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.14% of the workforce in Moriches, 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 Moriches, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Moriches, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Moriches, NY (575 out of 2.31k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males < 5.

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

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

98.5% of the population of Moriches, NY has health coverage, with 38% on employee plans, 28.5% on Medicaid, 15.6% on Medicare, 16.4% on non-group plans, and 0% 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, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 13.7% under 18 years, 21.7% between 18 and 34 years, 34% between 35 and 64 years, and 30.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.52%
Uninsured
38%
Employer Coverage
28.5%
Medicaid
15.6%
Medicare
16.4%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Moriches, NY declined by 42.1% from 2.62% to 1.52%.

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