
New York · Census place 80885
West Sayville, NY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of West Sayville, New York (West Sayville, NY — Census place “West Sayville CDP”) is 4,944 residents, ranking #362 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $154,531, the median home is worth $558,400 and median gross rent runs $2,537 a month. Looking for the West Sayville New York ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve West Sayville, NY: 11769, 11796.
- Population
- 4,944West Sayville CDP residents
- Median household income
- $154,531Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $558,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,537Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 88.7%Owner-occupied households
West Sayville ZIP codes (New York)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps West Sayville.
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What the numbers mean in West Sayville CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the West Sayville CDP median would spend about 19.7% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 1.8% of residents and 88.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
West Sayville CDP, NY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
West Sayville CDP is a small town in New York, with 4,944 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #362 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 72% of them. The median age here is 45.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in West Sayville CDP earn a median of $154,531 a year, 96.8% above the national figure of $78,538 and 68% above the $91,806 median for the 847 New York cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 1.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in West Sayville CDP is valued at $558,400, 84% above the national figure and 77% above the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,537 a month, 80.4% above the national figure, or roughly $30,444 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.7% 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 3.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 88.7% 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. 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in New York.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of West Sayville CDP?
- West Sayville CDP has 4,944 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #362 of 1,292 in New York.
- What is the median household income in West Sayville CDP?
- Median household income in West Sayville CDP is $154,531 a year, 96.8% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in West Sayville CDP?
- Median gross rent is $2,537 a month and the median home value is $558,400, so rent absorbs about 19.7% of median household income.
- Is West Sayville CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so West Sayville CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this West Sayville CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.