Port Jefferson, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 7,740 (All urban)

Port Jefferson, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,082 (2,996 occupied: 2,149 owner occupied, 847 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	28%
State:	47%

Housing density: 1017 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,162 (lower quartile is $1,013, upper quartile is $1,371)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $841

Median gross rent in Port Jefferson, NY in 2007: $1,236

Housing units in Port Jefferson with a mortgage: 1,469 (168 second mortgage, 172 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 504

Port Jefferson,NY index of house prices

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,212

In family households: 5,906 (1,519 male householders, 427 female householders)
1,650 spouses, 2,067 children (1,938 natural, 47 adopted, 82 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 52 brothers or sisters, 40 parents, 59 other relatives, 63 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,306 (448 male householders (321 living alone)), 572 female householders (459 living alone)), 286 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 543 (317 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 894 2-persons, 429 3-persons, 405 4-persons, 151 5-persons, 45 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 780 1-person, 198 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

1,182 married couples with children.
216 single-parent households (42 men, 174 women).

83.7% of residents of Port Jefferson speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
6.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,009 (13.0%)
(49.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Port Jefferson, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 61 4 rooms: 64 5 rooms: 325 6 rooms: 313 7 rooms: 432 8 rooms: 433 9 or more rooms: 513

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Port Jefferson, New York:
	1 room: 38 2 rooms: 109 3 rooms: 249 4 rooms: 243 5 rooms: 124 6 rooms: 28 7 rooms: 45 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 71
1995 to 1998: 239
1990 to 1994: 145
1980 to 1989: 495
1970 to 1979: 371
1960 to 1969: 540
1950 to 1959: 324
1940 to 1949: 133
1939 or earlier: 764

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Port Jefferson:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 55 2 bedrooms: 294 3 bedrooms: 945 4 bedrooms: 654 5 or more bedrooms: 201

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Port Jefferson:
	no bedroom: 53 1 bedroom: 422 2 bedrooms: 273 3 bedrooms: 68 4 bedrooms: 31 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Port Jefferson in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 63 1 vehicle: 539 2 vehicles: 1,038 3 vehicles: 351 4 vehicles: 125 5 or more vehicles: 33

Cars and other vehicles available in Port Jefferson in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 93 1 vehicle: 452 2 vehicles: 258 3 vehicles: 33 4 vehicles: 11 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Port Jefferson, NY:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 8
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 81
$150,000 to $174,999: 151
$175,000 to $199,999: 259
$200,000 to $249,999: 479
$250,000 to $299,999: 383
$300,000 to $399,999: 379
$400,000 to $499,999: 106
$500,000 to $749,999: 81
$750,000 to $999,999: 35
$1,000,000 or more: 11

Port Jefferson rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Port Jefferson:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 6
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 10
$500 to $549: 38
$550 to $599: 5
$600 to $649: 12
$650 to $699: 11
$700 to $749: 18
$750 to $799: 24
$800 to $899: 301
$900 to $999: 297
$1,000 to $1,249: 135
$1,250 to $1,499: 61
$1,500 to $1,999: 129
$2,000 or more: 19
No cash rent: 18

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 166 1990 to 1994: 200 1985 to 1989: 70 1980 to 1984: 69 1975 to 1979: 57 1970 to 1974: 68 1970 to 1974: 111 1965 to 1969: 268

Port Jefferson, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.7%
Number of people working at home: 173 (4.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 199
5 to 9 minutes: 366
10 to 14 minutes: 433
15 to 19 minutes: 526
20 to 24 minutes: 349
25 to 29 minutes: 284
30 to 34 minutes: 495
35 to 39 minutes: 153
40 to 44 minutes: 110
45 to 59 minutes: 350
60 to 89 minutes: 247
90 or more minutes: 227

Port Jefferson mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,072 (79%)
Carpooled: 455 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 61 (2%)
Railroad: 94 (2%)
Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
Walked: 49 (1%)
Worked at home: 173 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 166
$10,000 to $14,999: 87
$15,000 to $19,999: 84
$20,000 to $24,999: 142
$25,000 to $29,999: 82
$30,000 to $34,999: 124
$35,000 to $39,999: 142
$40,000 to $44,999: 108
$45,000 to $49,999: 106
$50,000 to $59,999: 339
$60,000 to $74,999: 250
$75,000 to $99,999: 436
$100,000 to $124,999: 240
$125,000 to $149,999: 173
$150,000 to $199,999: 300
$200,000 or more: 187

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 1308
Irish: 1131
Other groups: 905
German: 833
English: 504
Polish: 216
United States or American: 208
Russian: 180
Greek: 161
Norwegian: 137
French (except Basque): 130
British: 98
Scottish: 84
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 84
Croatian: 78
Eastern European: 75
Scotch-Irish: 71
French Canadian: 57
Swedish: 57
Dutch: 53
European: 42
Hungarian: 41
Austrian: 40
Turkish: 38
Arab:: 36
Bulgarian: 35
Egyptian: 32
Czech: 32
Lithuanian: 30
U.S. Virgin Islander: 29
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 27
Maltese: 24
Israeli: 22
Slovak: 22
Finnish: 21
Canadian: 19
Jamaican: 19
Brazilian: 11
Estonian: 10
Romanian: 10
Belgian: 9
West Indian: 9
Danish: 8
Welsh: 8
Iranian: 7
Luxemburger: 7
Ukrainian: 7
Lebanese: 4
Yugoslavian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Dominican Republic (8%)
Korea (7%)
Germany (6%)
Other Eastern Europe (5%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Poland (4%)
Afghanistan (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 5426
Northeast: 460
Midwest: 273
South: 342
West: 166

56% of Port Jefferson residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 18
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 36
7th and 8th grade: 29
9th grade: 18
10th grade: 25
11th grade: 3
12th grade, no diploma: 38
High school graduate (or equivalency): 382
Less than 1 year of college: 137
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 336
Associate degree: 116
Bachelor's degree: 676
Master's degree: 379
Professional school degree: 221
Doctorate degree: 252

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 40
5th and 6th grade: 24
7th and 8th grade: 59
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 44
11th grade: 25
12th grade, no diploma: 30
High school graduate (or equivalency): 655
Less than 1 year of college: 147
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 292
Associate degree: 173
Bachelor's degree: 519
Master's degree: 755
Professional school degree: 84
Doctorate degree: 143

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 23.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 17.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $84,080
Black householders: $68,951
Asian householders: $42,717
Some other race householders: $46,802
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $49,454

Port Jefferson household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Port Jefferson household income for Black householders

Port Jefferson household income for Asian householders

Port Jefferson household income for Some other race householders

Port Jefferson household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Port Jefferson marital status for males

Port Jefferson marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $525,792
Black or African American householders: $392,148
Asian householders: $1,354,638
Hispanic or Latino householders: $470,578

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,971
One, attached: 372
Two: 139
3 or 4: 151
5 to 9: 238
10 to 19: 99
20 to 49: 50
50 or more: 47
Mobile homes: 15

Median worth of mobile homes: $228,421

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Port Jefferson:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (62%) Utility gas (33%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%) Utility gas (42%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	2.2%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 85

Here:	25.8%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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