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East Farmingdale, NY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of East Farmingdale, New York (East Farmingdale, NY — Census place “East Farmingdale CDP”) is 5,866 residents, ranking #318 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $109,531, the median home is worth $558,200 and median gross rent runs $2,131 a month. Looking for the East Farmingdale New York ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve East Farmingdale, NY: 11735, 11798.
- Population
- 5,866East Farmingdale CDP residents
- Median household income
- $109,531Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $558,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,131Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.5%Owner-occupied households
East Farmingdale ZIP codes (New York)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps East Farmingdale.
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What the numbers mean in East Farmingdale CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the East Farmingdale CDP median would spend about 23.3% 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 5.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.8% of residents and 65.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
East Farmingdale CDP, NY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
East Farmingdale CDP is a mid-size town in New York, with 5,866 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #318 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 75% of them. The median age here is 34.3 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 East Farmingdale CDP earn a median of $109,531 a year, 39.5% above the national figure of $78,538 and 19% above the $91,806 median for the 847 New York cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 4.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in East Farmingdale CDP is valued at $558,200, 84% above the national figure and 77% above the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,131 a month, 51.6% above the national figure, or roughly $25,572 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.3% 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 5.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 65.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
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 East Farmingdale CDP?
- East Farmingdale CDP has 5,866 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #318 of 1,292 in New York.
- What is the median household income in East Farmingdale CDP?
- Median household income in East Farmingdale CDP is $109,531 a year, 39.5% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in East Farmingdale CDP?
- Median gross rent is $2,131 a month and the median home value is $558,200, so rent absorbs about 23.3% of median household income.
- Is East Farmingdale CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so East Farmingdale CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this East Farmingdale 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.