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Commack, NY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Commack, New York (Commack, NY — Census place “Commack CDP”) is 36,353 residents, ranking #30 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $170,375, the median home is worth $647,000 and median gross rent runs $2,396 a month. Looking for the Commack New York ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Commack, NY: 11725, 11731.
- Population
- 36,353Commack CDP residents
- Median household income
- $170,375Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $647,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,396Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 93.7%Owner-occupied households
Commack ZIP codes (New York)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Commack.
The Commack NY ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Commack CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Commack CDP median would spend about 16.9% 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 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.4% of residents and 93.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Commack CDP, NY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Commack CDP is a small city in New York, with 36,353 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #30 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 97% of them. The median age here is 43.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 Commack CDP earn a median of $170,375 a year, 116.9% above the national figure of $78,538 and 86% above the $91,806 median for the 847 New York cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 3.4% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Commack CDP is valued at $647,000, 113.2% above the national figure and 105% above the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,396 a month, 70.4% above the national figure, or roughly $28,752 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.9% 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 3.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 93.7% 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.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.
- East Meadow CDP 35,806
- Elmont CDP 36,436
- Long Beach city 34,741
- Kiryas Joel village 36,572
- New City CDP 34,133
- Brighton CDP 36,633
- Uniondale CDP 33,637
- Central Islip CDP 37,751
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Commack CDP?
- Commack CDP has 36,353 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #30 of 1,292 in New York.
- What is the median household income in Commack CDP?
- Median household income in Commack CDP is $170,375 a year, 116.9% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Commack CDP?
- Median gross rent is $2,396 a month and the median home value is $647,000, so rent absorbs about 16.9% of median household income.
- Is Commack CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Commack CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Commack 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.