What is the population of West Islip, New York?

The population of West Islip, New York is 24,487.

What is the median household income in West Islip, New York?

The median household income in West Islip, New York is $175,418, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in West Islip, New York is $624,985, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in West Islip, New York is 3.6%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A

Income A+

Education A

Metric	West Islip	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Population	24,487	19,009,591	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	3136.8	348.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.19%	0.06%	0.57%
Median age	38.8	38.5	37.1
Households	8,357	7,641,851	128,459,983

Year	West Islip

Group	Share

West Islip has a the economy index of A+, which means it is exceptionally prosperous.

Metric	West Islip	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$175,418	$85,191	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.57%	4.93%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	6.2%	5.2%

Metric	West Islip	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$624,985	$436,407	$242,182
Median rent	$2,626	$1,576	$1,342
Homeownership rate	95.8%	54.2%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM .

Metric	West Islip	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	23.3	29.0	22.5
Work from home	12.3%	13.4%	13.4%

West Islip has a education index of A, which means it is very educated.

Metric	West Islip	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.9%	36.5%	31.6%
Average household size	3.07	2.51	2.54

West Islip has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric	West Islip	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	80.0	80.3	78.3
Self-rated poor health	9.1%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	13.3%	17.4%	19.0%