Shelter Island Heights, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

1,230

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

0.865% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.8%

9.91% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$113,091

8.86% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Shelter Island Heights, NY is home to a population of 1.23k people, from which 96.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.4% of Shelter Island Heights, NY residents were born outside of the country (91 people).

In 2024, there were 32.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.15k people) in Shelter Island Heights, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 35 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 27 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.5%

2024 Citizenship

96.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.5% of Shelter Island Heights, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Shelter Island Heights, NY was 96.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Shelter Island Heights, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Shelter Island Heights, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.15k ± 413
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
35 ± 56
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
27 ± 42

0.732%

Hispanic Population

9 people

0.732% of the people in Shelter Island Heights, NY are hispanic (9 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Shelter Island Heights, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
492,198 ± 17,010 people
China
414,597 ± 15,642 people
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.

Foreign-Born Population

7.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

91 people

7.82%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

78 people

As of 2024, 7.4% of Shelter Island Heights, NY residents (91 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 Shelter Island Heights, NY was 7.82%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Shelter Island Heights, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

121 ± 120

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Shelter Island Heights, NY.

Economy

The economy of Shelter Island Heights, NY employs 541 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Shelter Island Heights, NY were Public Administration (97 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (96 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (91 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($122,805), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($122,561), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($102,931).

Employment

Occupations

541

2024 Value

± 266

13.9%

1 Year growth

± 60.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shelter Island Heights, NY grew at a rate of 13.9%, from 475 employees to 541 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Shelter Island Heights, NY, are Personal Care & Service Occupations (92 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (83 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (58 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Shelter Island Heights, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

541

2024 Value

± 266

13.9%

1 Year growth

± 60.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shelter Island Heights, NY grew at a rate of 13.9%, from 475 employees to 541 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Shelter Island Heights, NY, are Public Administration (97 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (96 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (91 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Shelter Island Heights, NY, though some of these residents may live in Shelter Island Heights, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$106,717

Median earning men ± $22,384

$36,319

Median earning women ± $74,922

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($122,561) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($103,685).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($8,615).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Shelter Island Heights, NY was $1.16M in 2024, which is 3.48 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.04M to $1.16M, a 11.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Shelter Island Heights, NY is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Shelter Island Heights, NY have an average commute time of 17.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Shelter Island Heights, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.16M

Median Property Value 2024

±$153,275

$698

Median Property Taxes

±$301

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

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

Rent vs Own

100%

Homeownership

2024

58.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 100% of the housing units in Shelter Island Heights, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage stayed from the previous year's rate of 100%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Shelter Island Heights, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$113,091

Median Household Income

± $69,148

698

Number of Households

± 294

In 2024, the median household income of the 698 households in Shelter Island Heights, NY grew to $113,091 from the previous year's value of $103,884.

The following chart displays the households in Shelter Island Heights, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Shelter Island Heights, 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.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (53.6%)
Worked At Home (38.3%)
Public Transit (6.47%)

In 2024, 53.6% of workers in Shelter Island Heights, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (38.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (6.47%).

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.

Commute Time

17.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Shelter Island Heights, NY have a shorter commute time (17.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Shelter Island Heights, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Shelter Island Heights, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Shelter Island Heights, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Shelter Island Heights, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Shelter Island Heights, NY (179 out of 1.21k 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 75+, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Shelter Island Heights, 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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