South Huntington, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
9,779
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
45.4
2.48% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
3.34%
3.81% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$147,569
2.32% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$636,800
3.68% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,911
7.9% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in South Huntington, 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.

98.4% of the residents in South Huntington, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in South Huntington, NY was $636,800, and the homeownership rate was 89.2%.

Most people in South Huntington, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.2 minutes. The average car ownership in South Huntington, NY was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew YorkSuffolk County, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PASuffolk County (Northwest)--Huntington Town (North) PUMA, NYSuffolk County (Northwest)--Huntington Town (South) PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

South Huntington, NY is home to a population of 9.78k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.4% of South Huntington, NY residents were born outside of the country (1.11k people).

In 2024, there were 8.17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.04k people) in South Huntington, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 861 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 629 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%
2024 Citizenship
98.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of South Huntington, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in South Huntington, NY was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in South Huntington, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.04k ± 751
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    861 ± 212
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    629 ± 247
13.2%
Hispanic Population
1.29k people

In 2024, there were 8.17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.04k people) in South Huntington, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 861 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 629 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

13.2% of the people in South Huntington, NY are hispanic (1.29k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in South Huntington, 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

11.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.11k people
11.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.18k people

As of 2024, 11.4% of South Huntington, NY residents (1.11k 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 South Huntington, NY was 11.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    130 ± 71
  2. Korea
    32 ± 36
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    18 ± 29

South Huntington, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.06 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of South Huntington, NY employs 4.91k people. In 2024, the largest industries in South Huntington, NY were Educational Services (825 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (669 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (581 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($153,338), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($106,364), and Transportation & Warehousing ($106,023).

Employment

Occupations

4.91k
2024 Value
± 459
−7.9%
1 Year decline
± 13.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in South Huntington, NY declined at a rate of −7.9%, from 5.33k employees to 4.91k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in South Huntington, NY, are Management Occupations (771 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (588 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (548 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of South Huntington, 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

4.91k
2024 Value
± 459
−7.9%
1 Year decline
± 13.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in South Huntington, NY declined at a rate of −7.9%, from 5.33k employees to 4.91k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in South Huntington, NY, are Educational Services (825 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (669 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (581 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of South Huntington, NY, though some of these residents may live in South Huntington, 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

$87,963
Median earning men ± $8,744
$70,162
Median earning women ± $9,257

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($153,796), Information ($150,083), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($120,920).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($106,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,068), and Wholesale Trade ($75,375).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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 South Huntington, NY was $636,800 in 2024, which is 1.91 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $614,200 to $636,800, a 3.68% increase. The homeownership rate in South Huntington, NY is 89.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in South Huntington, NY have an average commute time of 30.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in South Huntington, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$636,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$21,607
$3,052
Median Property Taxes
±$324

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

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

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Rent vs Own

89.2%
Homeownership
2024
54.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 89.2% of the housing units in South Huntington, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 89.2%.

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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.
$147,569
Median Household Income
± $17,751
3.42k
Number of Households
± 414

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.42k households in South Huntington, NY declined from $147,569 from the previous year's value of $151,078.

The following chart displays the households in South Huntington, 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 South Huntington, 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 (67.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (15.2%)
  3. Carpooled (9.35%)

In 2024, 67.9% of workers in South Huntington, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.2%) and those who carpooled to work (9.35%).

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

30.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in South Huntington, NY have a longer commute time (30.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.93% of the workforce in South Huntington, 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 South Huntington, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in South Huntington, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.34% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in South Huntington, NY (320 out of 9.58k 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 Males 65 - 74 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in South Huntington, NY is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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

98.1% of the population of South Huntington, NY has health coverage, with 59.7% on employee plans, 6.93% on Medicaid, 13.9% on Medicare, 17.1% on non-group plans, and 0.467% 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, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.9% under 18 years, 17.6% between 18 and 34 years, 44.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 18% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.92%
Uninsured
59.7%
Employer Coverage
6.93%
Medicaid
13.9%
Medicare
17.1%
Non-Group
0.467%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in South Huntington, NY declined by 5.17% from 2.03% to 1.92%.

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