Water Mill, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,764
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
54.9
2.31% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
3.58%
4.53% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$186,875
18.1% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$2M
2024 Employed Population
1,500
31.1% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Water Mill, 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.

91.8% of the residents in Water Mill, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Water Mill, NY was $2M, and the homeownership rate was 93.8%.

Most people in Water Mill, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Water Mill, NY was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew YorkSuffolk County, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PASuffolk County (East) PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Water Mill, NY is home to a population of 2.76k people, from which 91.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.3% of Water Mill, NY residents were born outside of the country (312 people).

In 2024, there were 11.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.46k people) in Water Mill, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 219 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 41 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.8%
2024 Citizenship
91.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.8% of Water Mill, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Water Mill, NY was 91.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Water Mill, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.46k ± 486
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    219 ± 264
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    41 ± 29
8.29%
Hispanic Population
229 people

In 2024, there were 11.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.46k people) in Water Mill, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 219 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 41 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.29% of the people in Water Mill, NY are hispanic (229 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Water Mill, 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

11.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
312 people
10.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
234 people

As of 2024, 11.3% of Water Mill, NY residents (312 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 Water Mill, NY was 10.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    14 ± 25
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    7 ± 23
  3. World War II
    3 ± 6

Water Mill, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Water Mill, NY employs 1.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Water Mill, NY were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (346 people), Finance & Insurance (273 people), and Retail Trade (198 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Finance & Insurance ($250,001), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($108,056).

Employment

Occupations

1.5k
2024 Value
± 344
31.1%
1 Year growth
± 27.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Water Mill, NY grew at a rate of 31.1%, from 1.14k employees to 1.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Water Mill, NY, are Management Occupations (390 people), Sales & Related Occupations (293 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (239 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Water Mill, 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

1.5k
2024 Value
± 344
31.1%
1 Year growth
± 27.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Water Mill, NY grew at a rate of 31.1%, from 1.14k employees to 1.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Water Mill, NY, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (346 people), Finance & Insurance (273 people), and Retail Trade (198 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Water Mill, NY, though some of these residents may live in Water Mill, 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

$109,514
Median earning men ± $122,511
$53,086
Median earning women ± $39,626

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($213,281).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($100,938), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($49,310).

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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

People in Water Mill, NY have an average commute time of 18.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Water Mill, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1,200
Median Property Taxes
±$342

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

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

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Rent vs Own

93.8%
Homeownership
2024
65.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 93.8% of the housing units in Water Mill, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 91.2%.

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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.
$186,875
Median Household Income
± $94,186
1.28k
Number of Households
± 329

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.28k households in Water Mill, NY grew to $186,875 from the previous year's value of $158,250.

The following chart displays the households in Water Mill, 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 Water Mill, 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 (48.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (37.5%)
  3. Walked (6.72%)

In 2024, 48.8% of workers in Water Mill, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (37.5%) and those who walked to work (6.72%).

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

18.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Water Mill, NY have a shorter commute time (18.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.3% of the workforce in Water Mill, 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 Water Mill, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Water Mill, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.58% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Water Mill, NY (99 out of 2.76k 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 Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Water Mill, NY is White, followed by Asian 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.

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Health

98.6% of the population of Water Mill, NY has health coverage, with 57.9% on employee plans, 2.57% on Medicaid, 18.5% on Medicare, 18.6% on non-group plans, and 1.16% 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, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 12.2% under 18 years, 18.8% between 18 and 34 years, 46.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.41%
Uninsured
57.9%
Employer Coverage
2.57%
Medicaid
18.5%
Medicare
18.6%
Non-Group
1.16%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Water Mill, NY grew by 49% from 0.947% to 1.41%.

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