Shelter Island, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,125
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
41.3
1.72% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
0.941%
20.5% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$165,734
28.1% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$1.03M
0.628% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,067
10.6% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Shelter Island, 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.

90.5% of the residents in Shelter Island, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Shelter Island, NY was $1.03M, and the homeownership rate was 89.3%.

Most people in Shelter Island, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 41 minutes. The average car ownership in Shelter Island, NY was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Shelter Island, NY is home to a population of 2.13k people, from which 90.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 16.6% of Shelter Island, NY residents were born outside of the country (352 people).

In 2024, there were 2.66 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.21k people) in Shelter Island, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 456 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) and 238 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.5%
2024 Citizenship
91.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.5% of Shelter Island, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Shelter Island, NY was 91.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Shelter Island, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.21k ± 505
  2. American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
    456 ± 633
  3. Other (Non-Hispanic)
    238 ± 374
31.8%
Hispanic Population
675 people

In 2024, there were 2.66 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.21k people) in Shelter Island, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 456 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) and 238 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

31.8% of the people in Shelter Island, NY are hispanic (675 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Shelter Island, 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

16.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
352 people
18.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
414 people

As of 2024, 16.6% of Shelter Island, NY residents (352 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, NY was 18.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Economy

The economy of Shelter Island, NY employs 1.07k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Shelter Island, NY were Transportation & Warehousing (319 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (165 people), and Construction (119 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,485), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($7,359), and Transportation & Warehousing ($7,359).

Employment

Occupations

1.07k
2024 Value
± 501
−10.6%
1 Year decline
± 74%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shelter Island, NY declined at a rate of −10.6%, from 1.19k employees to 1.07k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Shelter Island, NY, are Transportation Occupations (319 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (119 people), and Community & Social Service Occupations (97 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Shelter Island, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

1.07k
2024 Value
± 501
−10.6%
1 Year decline
± 74%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shelter Island, NY declined at a rate of −10.6%, from 1.19k employees to 1.07k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Shelter Island, NY, are Transportation & Warehousing (319 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (165 people), and Construction (119 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Shelter Island, NY, though some of these residents may live in Shelter Island, 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

$82,527
Median earning men ± $64,751
$97,861
Median earning women ± $41,443

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($7,359).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($117,326).

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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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Shelter Island, NY was $1.03M in 2024, which is 3.08 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.02M to $1.03M, a 0.628% increase. The homeownership rate in Shelter Island, NY is 89.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Shelter Island, NY have an average commute time of 41 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Shelter Island, NY is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.03M
Median Property Value 2024
±$184,408
$610
Median Property Taxes
±$228

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

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

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Rent vs Own

89.3%
Homeownership
2024
70.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 89.3% of the housing units in Shelter Island, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 84.2%.

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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.
$165,734
Median Household Income
± $120,239
683
Number of Households
± 267

In 2024, the median household income of the 683 households in Shelter Island, NY grew to $165,734 from the previous year's value of $129,410.

The following chart displays the households in Shelter Island, 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 Shelter Island, 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 (48.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (25.1%)
  3. Public Transit (20%)

In 2024, 48.1% of workers in Shelter Island, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25.1%) and those who used public transit to get to work (20%).

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

41 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Shelter Island, NY have a longer commute time (41 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 15.5% of the workforce in Shelter Island, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Shelter Island, 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, NY have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

0.941% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Shelter Island, NY (20 out of 2.13k 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 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

92% of the population of Shelter Island, NY has health coverage, with 52% on employee plans, 24.5% on Medicaid, 11.6% on Medicare, 3.81% 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, 41.2% were men and 58.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.3% under 18 years, 7.95% between 18 and 34 years, 46.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.2% were men and 58.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

8%
Uninsured
52%
Employer Coverage
24.5%
Medicaid
11.6%
Medicare
3.81%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Shelter Island, NY grew by 20.1% from 6.66% to 8%.

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