Shelter Island, NY

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2023 Population

2,281

11% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

40.6

0.247% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

1.18%

279% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$129,410

30.8% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$1.02M

8.37% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, N/A had a population of 2.28k people with a median age of 40.6 and a median household income of $129,410. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Shelter Island, NY declined from 2,564 to 2,281, a −11% decrease and its median household income grew from $98,902 to $129,410, a 30.8% increase.

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None of the households in N/A 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.

91.6% of the residents in N/A are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in N/A was $1.02M, and the homeownership rate was 84.2%.

Most people in N/A drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36.7 minutes. The average car ownership in N/A was 3 cars per household.

United States New York Suffolk County, NY New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Suffolk County (East) PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

N/A is home to a population of 2.28k people, from which 91.6% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNk% of Shelter Island, NY residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

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Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.6%

2023 Citizenship

94%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 91.6% of Shelter Island, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in N/A was 94%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
111 ± 124
Vietnam
0 ± 23
Korea
0 ± 18

N/A has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), Infinityk times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in N/A, are Transportation Occupations (314 people), Management Occupations (110 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (108 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of N/A.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in N/A, are N/A. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of N/A, though some of these residents may live in N/A and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$71,313

Median earning men ± $29,105

$93,779

Median earning women ± $39,829

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,875), Public Administration ($N/A), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($N/A).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($163,403), Public Administration ($N/A), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($N/A).

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.

Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in N/A was $1.02M in 2023, which is 3.36 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $940,300 to $1.02M, a 8.37% increase. The homeownership rate in N/A is 84.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in N/A have an average commute time of 36.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in N/A is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.02M

Median Property Value 2023

±$174,920

$675

Median Property Taxes

±$231

Rent vs Own

84.2%

Homeownership

2023

64.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 84.2% of the housing units in N/A were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.5%.

Equity

Household Income

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

$129,410

Median Household Income

± $90,929

802

Number of Households

± 306

In 2023, the median household income of the 802 households in N/A grew to $129,410 from the previous year's value of $98,902.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (40.1%)
Worked At Home (34.4%)
Public Transit (14.8%)

In 2023, 40.1% of workers in N/A drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (34.4%) and those who used public transit to get to work (14.8%).

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

36.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in N/A 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.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in N/A changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.