Oyster Bay, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
7,308
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
38
4.52% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
7.41%
33.2% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$111,264
8.51% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$695,500
9.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,603
0.614% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Oyster Bay, 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.

92.5% of the residents in Oyster Bay, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Oyster Bay, NY was $695,500, and the homeownership rate was 58.4%.

Most people in Oyster Bay, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Oyster Bay, NY was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew YorkNassau County, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PANassau County (Northeast)--Oyster Bay Town (North) & Glen Cove City PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Oyster Bay, NY is home to a population of 7.31k people, from which 92.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 18% of Oyster Bay, NY residents were born outside of the country (1.32k people).

In 2024, there were 4.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.32k people) in Oyster Bay, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.08k White (Hispanic) and 531 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.5%
2024 Citizenship
94.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.5% of Oyster Bay, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oyster Bay, NY was 94.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oyster Bay, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.32k ± 814
  2. White (Hispanic)
    1.08k ± 912
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    531 ± 327
28.1%
Hispanic Population
2.05k people

In 2024, there were 4.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.32k people) in Oyster Bay, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.08k White (Hispanic) and 531 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

28.1% of the people in Oyster Bay, NY are hispanic (2.05k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oyster Bay, 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

18%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.32k people
14.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.01k people

As of 2024, 18% of Oyster Bay, NY residents (1.32k 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 Oyster Bay, NY was 14.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    113 ± 126
  2. Korea
    36 ± 47
  3. Vietnam
    30 ± 47

Oyster Bay, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.14 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Oyster Bay, NY employs 3.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oyster Bay, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (821 people), Educational Services (724 people), and Construction (345 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($121,094), Educational Services ($115,045), and Finance & Insurance ($109,821).

Employment

Occupations

3.6k
2024 Value
± 623
0.614%
1 Year growth
± 23.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oyster Bay, NY grew at a rate of 0.614%, from 3.58k employees to 3.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oyster Bay, NY, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (565 people), Management Occupations (425 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (366 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oyster Bay, 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

3.6k
2024 Value
± 623
0.614%
1 Year growth
± 23.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oyster Bay, NY grew at a rate of 0.614%, from 3.58k employees to 3.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oyster Bay, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (821 people), Educational Services (724 people), and Construction (345 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oyster Bay, NY, though some of these residents may live in Oyster Bay, 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

$79,760
Median earning men ± $20,518
$52,059
Median earning women ± $8,577

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($181,458), Public Administration ($121,146), and Construction ($103,616).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,095), Public Administration ($53,011), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($39,476).

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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 Oyster Bay, NY was $695,500 in 2024, which is 2.09 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $634,600 to $695,500, a 9.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Oyster Bay, NY is 58.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oyster Bay, NY have an average commute time of 26.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oyster Bay, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$695,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$94,517
$1,671
Median Property Taxes
±$320

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

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

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Rent vs Own

58.4%
Homeownership
2024
66.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 58.4% of the housing units in Oyster Bay, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 51.3%.

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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.
$111,264
Median Household Income
± $9,997
2.86k
Number of Households
± 567

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.86k households in Oyster Bay, NY grew to $111,264 from the previous year's value of $102,540.

The following chart displays the households in Oyster Bay, 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 Oyster Bay, 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 (69.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.6%)
  3. Carpooled (5.53%)

In 2024, 69.8% of workers in Oyster Bay, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.6%) and those who carpooled to work (5.53%).

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

26.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oyster Bay, NY have a longer commute time (26.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.17% of the workforce in Oyster Bay, 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 Oyster Bay, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oyster Bay, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.41% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oyster Bay, NY (540 out of 7.28k 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 75+, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oyster Bay, NY is White, followed by Two Or More 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

99% of the population of Oyster Bay, NY has health coverage, with 57.6% on employee plans, 17.1% on Medicaid, 13.7% on Medicare, 10.6% 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, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.6% under 18 years, 19.8% between 18 and 34 years, 34.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.02%
Uninsured
57.6%
Employer Coverage
17.1%
Medicaid
13.7%
Medicare
10.6%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Oyster Bay, NY grew by 70.7% from 0.595% to 1.02%.

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