Setauket-East Setauket, NY

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2019 Population
13,235
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2019 Median Age
46.1
0.655% 1-year increase
2019 Poverty Rate
2.19%
4.34% 1-year decrease
2019 Median Household Income
$154,130
7.84% 1-year growth
2019 Median Property Value
$485,300
3.94% 1-year growth
2019 Employed Population
6,775
4.21% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Setauket-East Setauket, 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.

97.8% of the residents in Setauket-East Setauket, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2019, the median property value in Setauket-East Setauket, NY was $485,300, and the homeownership rate was 91.8%.

Most people in Setauket-East Setauket, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 38.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Setauket-East Setauket, 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

Setauket-East Setauket, NY is home to a population of 13.2k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2019, 11.8% of Setauket-East Setauket, NY residents were born outside of the country (1.57k people).

In 2019, there were 10.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.9k people) in Setauket-East Setauket, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.07k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 765 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%
2019 Citizenship
97.6%
2018 Citizenship

As of 2019, 97.8% of Setauket-East Setauket, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2018, the percentage of US citizens in Setauket-East Setauket, NY was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Setauket-East Setauket, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    10.9k ± 604
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    1.07k ± 189
  3. White (Hispanic)
    765 ± 268
6.84%
Hispanic Population
905 people

In 2019, there were 10.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.9k people) in Setauket-East Setauket, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.07k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 765 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.84% of the people in Setauket-East Setauket, NY are hispanic (905 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Setauket-East Setauket, 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

11.8%
2019 Foreign-Born Population
1.57k people
12.7%
2018 Foreign-Born Population
1.7k people

As of 2019, 11.8% of Setauket-East Setauket, NY residents (1.57k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2018, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Setauket-East Setauket, NY was 12.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    221 ± 80
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    61 ± 70
  3. Korea
    55 ± 39

Setauket-East Setauket, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.62 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Setauket-East Setauket, NY employs 6.78k people. In 2019, the largest industries in Setauket-East Setauket, NY were Educational Services (1,464 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,255 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (605 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($113,611), Manufacturing ($111,591), and Information ($111,029).

Employment

Occupations

6.78k
2019 Value
± 462
−4.21%
1 Year decline
± 9.89%

From 2018 to 2019, employment in Setauket-East Setauket, NY declined at a rate of −4.21%, from 7.07k employees to 6.78k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Setauket-East Setauket, NY, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,089 people), Management Occupations (776 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (764 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Setauket-East Setauket, 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

6.78k
2019 Value
± 462
−4.21%
1 Year decline
± 9.89%

From 2018 to 2019, employment in Setauket-East Setauket, NY declined at a rate of −4.21%, from 7.07k employees to 6.78k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Setauket-East Setauket, NY, are Educational Services (1,464 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,255 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (605 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Setauket-East Setauket, NY, though some of these residents may live in Setauket-East Setauket, 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

$98,056
Median earning men ± $12,344
$61,790
Median earning women ± $6,384

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2019 are Public Administration ($123,000), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($121,607), and Wholesale Trade ($113,542).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2019 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($140,302), Manufacturing ($111,429), and Information ($110,139).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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 Setauket-East Setauket, NY was $485,300 in 2019, which is 1.46 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2018 and 2019 the median property value increased from $466,900 to $485,300, a 3.94% increase. The homeownership rate in Setauket-East Setauket, NY is 91.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Setauket-East Setauket, NY have an average commute time of 38.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Setauket-East Setauket, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$485,300
Median Property Value 2019
±$12,777
$4,385
Median Property Taxes
±$276

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

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

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Rent vs Own

91.8%
Homeownership
2019
61.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2019

In 2019, 91.8% of the housing units in Setauket-East Setauket, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 91.4%.

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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.
$154,130
Median Household Income
± $14,533
4.78k
Number of Households
± 364

In 2019, the median household income of the 4.78k households in Setauket-East Setauket, NY grew to $154,130 from the previous year's value of $142,928.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Setauket-East Setauket, 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 2019
  1. Drove Alone (79.1%)
  2. Carpooled (8.53%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.21%)

In 2019, 79.1% of workers in Setauket-East Setauket, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.53%) and those who worked at home (6.21%).

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

38.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Setauket-East Setauket, NY have a longer commute time (38.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 12.2% of the workforce in Setauket-East Setauket, 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 Setauket-East Setauket, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Setauket-East Setauket, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Setauket-East Setauket, NY (288 out of 13.2k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Setauket-East Setauket, NY is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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

98.7% of the population of Setauket-East Setauket, NY has health coverage, with 68.7% on employee plans, 5.19% on Medicaid, 12.4% on Medicare, 11.9% on non-group plans, and 0.514% 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% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2019, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.6% under 18 years, 14.6% between 18 and 34 years, 45.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.31%
Uninsured
68.7%
Employer Coverage
5.19%
Medicaid
12.4%
Medicare
11.9%
Non-Group
0.514%
Military or VA

Between 2018 and 2019, the percent of uninsured citizens in Setauket-East Setauket, NY declined by 33% from 1.95% to 1.31%.

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