What is the population of Selden CDP?

Selden CDP has 21,707 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #75 of 1,292 in New York.

What is the median household income in Selden CDP?

Median household income in Selden CDP is $111,339 a year, 41.8% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Selden CDP?

Median gross rent is $2,282 a month and the median home value is $435,700, so rent absorbs about 24.6% of median household income.

Is Selden CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Selden CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Selden, NY population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Selden, New York (Selden, NY — Census place “Selden CDP”) is 21,707 residents, ranking #75 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $111,339, the median home is worth $435,700 and median gross rent runs $2,282 a month. Looking for the Selden New York ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Selden, NY: 11784.

Population: 21,707Selden CDP residents
Median household income: $111,339Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $435,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $2,282Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 39 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 84.8%Owner-occupied households

Selden ZIP codes (New York)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Selden.

The Selden NY ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

11784

What the numbers mean in Selden CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Selden CDP median would spend about 24.6% 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 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.5% of residents and 84.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Selden CDP, NY in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Selden CDP is a mid-size town in New York, with 21,707 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #75 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 39 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 Selden CDP earn a median of $111,339 a year, 41.8% above the national figure of $78,538 and 21% 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 7.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Selden CDP is valued at $435,700, 43.6% above the national figure and 38% above the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,282 a month, 62.3% above the national figure, or roughly $27,384 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24.6% 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 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 84.8% 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. 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.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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 Selden CDP?: Selden CDP has 21,707 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #75 of 1,292 in New York.
What is the median household income in Selden CDP?: Median household income in Selden CDP is $111,339 a year, 41.8% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Selden CDP?: Median gross rent is $2,282 a month and the median home value is $435,700, so rent absorbs about 24.6% of median household income.
Is Selden CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Selden CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Selden 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.