Southold, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

6,397

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

48.6

6.36% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

3.8%

15.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$128,822

12.3% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$844,700

Population & Diversity

Southold, NY is home to a population of 6.4k people, from which 92.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 13.9% of Southold, NY residents were born outside of the country (888 people).

In 2024, there were 8.33 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.91k people) in Southold, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 589 Other (Hispanic) and 314 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.2%

2024 Citizenship

92%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.2% of Southold, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Southold, NY was 92%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Southold, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.91k ± 669
Other (Hispanic)
589 ± 368
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
314 ± 323

16.4%

Hispanic Population

1.05k people

16.4% of the people in Southold, NY are hispanic (1.05k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Southold, 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

13.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

888 people

15.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.03k people

As of 2024, 13.9% of Southold, NY residents (888 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 Southold, NY was 15.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
116 ± 69
Gulf War (1990s)
62 ± 59
Korea
35 ± 39

Southold, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.87 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Southold, NY.

Economy

The economy of Southold, NY employs 2.77k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Southold, NY were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (370 people), Construction (300 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (300 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($250,001), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($158,000), and Information ($149,055).

Employment

Occupations

2.77k

2024 Value

± 431

−3.66%

1 Year decline

± 23.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Southold, NY declined at a rate of −3.66%, from 2.87k employees to 2.77k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Southold, NY, are Sales & Related Occupations (541 people), Management Occupations (327 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (208 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Southold, 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

2.77k

2024 Value

± 431

−3.66%

1 Year decline

± 23.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Southold, NY declined at a rate of −3.66%, from 2.87k employees to 2.77k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Southold, NY, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (370 people), Construction (300 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (300 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Southold, NY, though some of these residents may live in Southold, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$94,950

Median earning men ± $17,729

$63,636

Median earning women ± $18,756

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($240,294), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($182,935), and Construction ($101,548).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($100,172), Manufacturing ($86,389), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($82,383).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Southold, NY was $844,700 in 2024, which is 2.54 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $762,900 to $844,700, a 10.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Southold, NY is 82.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Southold, NY have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Southold, NY is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$844,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$53,000

$2,023

Median Property Taxes

±$328

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

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

Rent vs Own

82.2%

Homeownership

2024

60.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.2% of the housing units in Southold, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Southold, 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.

$128,822

Median Household Income

± $24,909

2.46k

Number of Households

± 384

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.46k households in Southold, NY grew to $128,822 from the previous year's value of $114,743.

The following chart displays the households in Southold, 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 Southold, 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 (62.8%)
Worked At Home (15.3%)
Carpooled (14.2%)

In 2024, 62.8% of workers in Southold, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.3%) and those who carpooled to work (14.2%).

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

27.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Southold, NY have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.42% of the workforce in Southold, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Southold, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Southold, NY have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Southold, NY (240 out of 6.32k 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 45 - 54 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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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