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Centereach, NY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Centereach, New York (Centereach, NY — Census place “Centereach CDP”) is 31,501 residents, ranking #42 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $127,106, the median home is worth $471,300 and median gross rent runs $2,398 a month. Looking for the Centereach New York ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Centereach, NY: 11720.
- Population
- 31,501Centereach CDP residents
- Median household income
- $127,106Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $471,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,398Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 85%Owner-occupied households
Centereach ZIP codes (New York)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Centereach.
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What the numbers mean in Centereach CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Centereach CDP median would spend about 22.6% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.4% of residents and 85% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Centereach CDP, NY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Centereach CDP is a small city in New York, with 31,501 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #42 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 96% of them. The median age here is 38.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. 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 Centereach CDP earn a median of $127,106 a year, 61.8% above the national figure of $78,538 and 38% 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 5.4% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Centereach CDP is valued at $471,300, 55.3% above the national figure and 49% above the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,398 a month, 70.6% above the national figure, or roughly $28,776 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 85% 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. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
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.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Centereach CDP?
- Centereach CDP has 31,501 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #42 of 1,292 in New York.
- What is the median household income in Centereach CDP?
- Median household income in Centereach CDP is $127,106 a year, 61.8% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Centereach CDP?
- Median gross rent is $2,398 a month and the median home value is $471,300, so rent absorbs about 22.6% of median household income.
- Is Centereach CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Centereach CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Centereach 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.