Sag Harbor, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,489
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
51.8
2.57% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
3.09%
16.7% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$129,821
16% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$1.62M
6.53% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,202
3.22% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Sag Harbor, 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.

96.1% of the residents in Sag Harbor, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Sag Harbor, NY was $1.62M, and the homeownership rate was 83.2%.

Most people in Sag Harbor, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Sag Harbor, NY was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew YorkSuffolk County, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PASuffolk County (East) PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Sag Harbor, NY is home to a population of 2.49k people, from which 96.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.48% of Sag Harbor, NY residents were born outside of the country (236 people).

In 2024, there were 24.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.24k people) in Sag Harbor, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 93 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 74 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.1%
2024 Citizenship
96.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.1% of Sag Harbor, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sag Harbor, NY was 96.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sag Harbor, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.24k ± 520
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    93 ± 108
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    74 ± 49
5.95%
Hispanic Population
148 people

In 2024, there were 24.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.24k people) in Sag Harbor, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 93 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 74 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.95% of the people in Sag Harbor, NY are hispanic (148 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sag Harbor, 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

9.48%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
236 people
8.74%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
214 people

As of 2024, 9.48% of Sag Harbor, NY residents (236 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 Sag Harbor, NY was 8.74%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    43 ± 36
  2. Korea
    23 ± 37

Sag Harbor, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.87 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Sag Harbor, NY employs 1.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sag Harbor, NY were Educational Services (207 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (188 people), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (143 people), and the highest paying industries were Other Services Except Public Administration ($182,665), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($156,667), and Educational Services ($141,172).

Employment

Occupations

1.2k
2024 Value
± 231
−3.22%
1 Year decline
± 27.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sag Harbor, NY declined at a rate of −3.22%, from 1.24k employees to 1.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sag Harbor, NY, are Management Occupations (219 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (207 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (124 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sag Harbor, 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

1.2k
2024 Value
± 231
−3.22%
1 Year decline
± 27.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sag Harbor, NY declined at a rate of −3.22%, from 1.24k employees to 1.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sag Harbor, NY, are Educational Services (207 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (188 people), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (143 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sag Harbor, NY, though some of these residents may live in Sag Harbor, 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

$140,990
Median earning men ± $55,484
$69,722
Median earning women ± $22,621

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($218,208), Other Services Except Public Administration ($183,561), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($141,406).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($138,750), Other Services Except Public Administration ($100,556), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($88,636).

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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 Sag Harbor, NY was $1.62M in 2024, which is 4.86 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.52M to $1.62M, a 6.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Sag Harbor, NY is 83.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sag Harbor, NY have an average commute time of 18.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sag Harbor, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.62M
Median Property Value 2024
±$587,215
$943
Median Property Taxes
±$185

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

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

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Rent vs Own

83.2%
Homeownership
2024
67%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 83.2% of the housing units in Sag Harbor, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.1%.

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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.
$129,821
Median Household Income
± $39,084
1.13k
Number of Households
± 213

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.13k households in Sag Harbor, NY declined from $129,821 from the previous year's value of $154,583.

The following chart displays the households in Sag Harbor, 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 Sag Harbor, 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 (55.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (26.4%)
  3. Walked (9.76%)

In 2024, 55.1% of workers in Sag Harbor, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.4%) and those who walked to work (9.76%).

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

18.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sag Harbor, NY have a shorter commute time (18.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.14% of the workforce in Sag Harbor, 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 Sag Harbor, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sag Harbor, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.09% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sag Harbor, NY (77 out of 2.49k 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 Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sag Harbor, NY is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

94.7% of the population of Sag Harbor, NY has health coverage, with 46% on employee plans, 4.02% on Medicaid, 26.7% on Medicare, 18% on non-group plans, and 0.0402% 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, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.7% under 18 years, 6.63% between 18 and 34 years, 37% between 35 and 64 years, and 34.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.26%
Uninsured
46%
Employer Coverage
4.02%
Medicaid
26.7%
Medicare
18%
Non-Group
0.0402%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sag Harbor, NY declined by 0.85% from 5.31% to 5.26%.

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