
New York · Census place 06387
Bethpage, NY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Bethpage, New York (Bethpage, NY — Census place “Bethpage CDP”) is 17,334 residents, ranking #110 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $132,832, the median home is worth $597,400 and median gross rent runs $1,492 a month. Looking for the Bethpage New York ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Bethpage, NY: 11714.
- Population
- 17,334Bethpage CDP residents
- Median household income
- $132,832Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $597,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,492Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 91.8%Owner-occupied households
Bethpage ZIP codes (New York)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Bethpage.
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What the numbers mean in Bethpage CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bethpage CDP median would spend about 13.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.8% of residents and 91.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Bethpage CDP, NY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Bethpage CDP is a mid-size town in New York, with 17,334 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #110 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 91% of them. The median age here is 47.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Bethpage CDP earn a median of $132,832 a year, 69.1% above the national figure of $78,538 and 45% above the $91,806 median for the 847 New York cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 3.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Bethpage CDP is valued at $597,400, 96.9% above the national figure and 89% above the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,492 a month, 6.1% above the national figure, or roughly $17,904 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 91.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in New York.
- Islip CDP 17,224
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- North Valley Stream CDP 17,756
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Bethpage CDP?
- Bethpage CDP has 17,334 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #110 of 1,292 in New York.
- What is the median household income in Bethpage CDP?
- Median household income in Bethpage CDP is $132,832 a year, 69.1% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Bethpage CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,492 a month and the median home value is $597,400, so rent absorbs about 13.5% of median household income.
- Is Bethpage CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Bethpage CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Bethpage CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.