Wading River, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
8,359
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
46.7
0.638% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
3.43%
22.2% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$136,549
3.28% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$518,500
6.56% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,257
3.01% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Wading River, 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.

92.7% of the residents in Wading River, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Wading River, NY was $518,500, and the homeownership rate was 94.6%.

Most people in Wading River, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Wading River, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Wading River, NY is home to a population of 8.36k people, from which 92.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 13.6% of Wading River, NY residents were born outside of the country (1.14k people).

In 2024, there were 8.52 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.72k people) in Wading River, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 789 Other (Hispanic) and 320 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.7%
2024 Citizenship
93.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.7% of Wading River, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wading River, NY was 93.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wading River, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.72k ± 882
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    789 ± 551
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    320 ± 242
13.6%
Hispanic Population
1.14k people

In 2024, there were 8.52 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.72k people) in Wading River, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 789 Other (Hispanic) and 320 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

13.6% of the people in Wading River, NY are hispanic (1.14k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wading River, 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

13.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.14k people
11.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
994 people

As of 2024, 13.6% of Wading River, NY residents (1.14k 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 Wading River, NY was 11.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    300 ± 235
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    70 ± 86
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    16 ± 33

Wading River, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.29 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Wading River, NY employs 4.26k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wading River, NY were Educational Services (762 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (689 people), and Construction (591 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($154,013), Manufacturing ($147,731), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($133,667).

Employment

Occupations

4.26k
2024 Value
± 697
−3.01%
1 Year decline
± 24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wading River, NY declined at a rate of −3.01%, from 4.39k employees to 4.26k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wading River, NY, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (573 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (399 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (352 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wading River, 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

4.26k
2024 Value
± 697
−3.01%
1 Year decline
± 24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wading River, NY declined at a rate of −3.01%, from 4.39k employees to 4.26k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wading River, NY, are Educational Services (762 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (689 people), and Construction (591 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wading River, NY, though some of these residents may live in Wading River, 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

$85,831
Median earning men ± $15,170
$90,633
Median earning women ± $22,953

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($162,560), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($133,033), and Construction ($87,252).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($153,882), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($118,292), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($88,690).

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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%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Wading River, NY was $518,500 in 2024, which is 1.56 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $486,600 to $518,500, a 6.56% increase. The homeownership rate in Wading River, NY is 94.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wading River, NY have an average commute time of 32.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wading River, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$518,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$82,457
$2,958
Median Property Taxes
±$574

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

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

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Rent vs Own

94.6%
Homeownership
2024
62.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 94.6% of the housing units in Wading River, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 94%.

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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.
$136,549
Median Household Income
± $10,103
3.13k
Number of Households
± 637

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.13k households in Wading River, NY grew to $136,549 from the previous year's value of $132,213.

The following chart displays the households in Wading River, 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 Wading River, 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 (70.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (17%)
  3. Carpooled (10.7%)

In 2024, 70.1% of workers in Wading River, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17%) and those who carpooled to work (10.7%).

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

32.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wading River, NY have a longer commute time (32.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.56% of the workforce in Wading River, 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 Wading River, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wading River, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.43% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wading River, NY (286 out of 8.33k 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wading River, 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

96.7% of the population of Wading River, NY has health coverage, with 54.6% on employee plans, 9.06% on Medicaid, 15.8% on Medicare, 16.7% on non-group plans, and 0.588% 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, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.9% under 18 years, 21.6% between 18 and 34 years, 41.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.26%
Uninsured
54.6%
Employer Coverage
9.06%
Medicaid
15.8%
Medicare
16.7%
Non-Group
0.588%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wading River, NY grew by 28.1% from 2.55% to 3.26%.

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