Port Jefferson Station, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
7,676
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
39.9
1.53% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
9.75%
0.82% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$120,734
3.11% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$507,900
7.51% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,730
0.347% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Port Jefferson Station, 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.

93.2% of the residents in Port Jefferson Station, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Port Jefferson Station, NY was $507,900, and the homeownership rate was 76.2%.

Most people in Port Jefferson Station, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Port Jefferson Station, NY was 2 cars per household.

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

Population & Diversity

Port Jefferson Station, NY is home to a population of 7.68k people, from which 93.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 22.2% of Port Jefferson Station, NY residents were born outside of the country (1.7k people).

In 2024, there were 3.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.46k people) in Port Jefferson Station, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.25k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 536 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.2%
2024 Citizenship
92.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.2% of Port Jefferson Station, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Port Jefferson Station, NY was 92.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Port Jefferson Station, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.46k ± 668
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.25k ± 793
  3. White (Hispanic)
    536 ± 452
31.5%
Hispanic Population
2.42k people

In 2024, there were 3.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.46k people) in Port Jefferson Station, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.25k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 536 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

31.5% of the people in Port Jefferson Station, NY are hispanic (2.42k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Port Jefferson Station, 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

22.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.7k people
21.3%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.62k people

As of 2024, 22.2% of Port Jefferson Station, NY residents (1.7k 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 Port Jefferson Station, NY was 21.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    15 ± 33
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    12 ± 27
  3. Korea
    9 ± 24

Port Jefferson Station, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Port Jefferson Station, NY employs 3.73k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Port Jefferson Station, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (716 people), Educational Services (537 people), and Retail Trade (440 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($223,005), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($101,071), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($95,042).

Employment

Occupations

3.73k
2024 Value
± 543
−0.347%
1 Year decline
± 20.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Jefferson Station, NY declined at a rate of −0.347%, from 3.74k employees to 3.73k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Port Jefferson Station, NY, are Management Occupations (405 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (398 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (384 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Port Jefferson Station, 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

3.73k
2024 Value
± 543
−0.347%
1 Year decline
± 20.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Jefferson Station, NY declined at a rate of −0.347%, from 3.74k employees to 3.73k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Port Jefferson Station, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (716 people), Educational Services (537 people), and Retail Trade (440 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Port Jefferson Station, NY, though some of these residents may live in Port Jefferson Station, 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

$79,534
Median earning men ± $12,592
$50,256
Median earning women ± $20,322

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($223,324), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($120,781), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($108,409).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($208,291), Public Administration ($96,667), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,817).

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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 Port Jefferson Station, NY was $507,900 in 2024, which is 1.53 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $472,400 to $507,900, a 7.51% increase. The homeownership rate in Port Jefferson Station, NY is 76.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Port Jefferson Station, NY have an average commute time of 29.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Port Jefferson Station, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$507,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$37,490
$2,012
Median Property Taxes
±$289

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

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

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Rent vs Own

76.2%
Homeownership
2024
61.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 76.2% of the housing units in Port Jefferson Station, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76%.

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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.
$120,734
Median Household Income
± $15,144
2.64k
Number of Households
± 426

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.64k households in Port Jefferson Station, NY grew to $120,734 from the previous year's value of $117,087.

The following chart displays the households in Port Jefferson Station, 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 Port Jefferson Station, 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 (74.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (15%)
  3. Carpooled (7.5%)

In 2024, 74.4% of workers in Port Jefferson Station, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15%) and those who carpooled to work (7.5%).

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

29.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Port Jefferson Station, NY have a longer commute time (29.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.82% of the workforce in Port Jefferson Station, 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 Port Jefferson Station, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Port Jefferson Station, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.75% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Port Jefferson Station, NY (747 out of 7.66k 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 < 5, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Port Jefferson Station, NY is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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 Port Jefferson Station, NY has health coverage, with 61% on employee plans, 18.7% on Medicaid, 8.25% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 0.143% 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, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.5% under 18 years, 19.7% between 18 and 34 years, 43.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.47%
Uninsured
61%
Employer Coverage
18.7%
Medicaid
8.25%
Medicare
10.4%
Non-Group
0.143%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Port Jefferson Station, NY grew by 89.8% from 0.776% to 1.47%.

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