Fire Island, NY Demographic Data
Fire Island, NY Summary
Fire Island is located in Suffolk County in New York
- Population: 350
- Area: 38.27 sq. miles
- Land Area: 9.23 sq. miles
- Water Area: 29.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 9.14 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 0.00 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fire Island, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
138
52%
50.8
Male
130
49%
49.2
Total Population
268
323,128,000
Fire Island, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
25
9.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
11
4.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
22
8.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
12
4.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
18
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
25
9.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
36
13.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
33
12.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
17
6.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
21
7.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
22
8.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
18
6.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
8
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
203
75.7%
77.2
Female
94
46.3%
51.3
Male
109
53.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
198
73.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
59
22.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
48
17.9%
15.2
Female
24
50.0%
55.8
Male
24
50.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Fire Island, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
268
100.0%
96.8
White
247
92.2%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
12
4.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
6
2.2%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
1
0.4%
0.2
Korean
5
1.9%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
9
3.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
87
32.5%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
3
1.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
84
31.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
181
67.5%
82.2
Fire Island, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
20
11.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
13
7.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
32
17.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
39
21.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
13
7.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
34
18.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
29
16.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
33
18.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
147
81.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
63
35.0%
31.2
Fire Island, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
66
31.4%
33.7%
Now Married
118
56.2%
47.5
Divorced
14
6.7%
11.0%
Separated
1
0.5%
2.0
Widowed
11
5.2
5.8%
Fire Island, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
160
65.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
83
34.2%
21.6%
Spanish
69
28.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
12
4.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2
0.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Fire Island, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3
3.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2
2.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
7
8.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
7
8.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
7
8.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
14
16.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
10
11.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
19
22.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
9
10.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
6
7.1%
6.4
Median household income
81,250
57,617
Per capita income
32,726
31,128
Fire Island, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
20
17.1%
9.8
Construction
8
6.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
23
19.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3
2.6%
6.6
Information
4
3.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
21
17.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
6
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
11
9.4%
11.4
Public administration
6
5.1%
4.6
Retail trade
9
7.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3
2.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
3
2.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
12
10.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
46
39.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
16
13.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
29
24.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
14
12.0%
18.1%
Fire Island, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
121
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
74
61.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
12
9.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
3.3%
5.1
Walked
5
4.1%
2.7
Other means
11
9.1%
1.8
Worked at home
15
12.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.9
26.6
Fire Island, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
12
14.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
25
29.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
28
33.3%
37.1
3 or more
19
22.6%
21.0
Fire Island, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
84
2.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
70
83.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
14
16.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,335
97.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.6
0.0%
2.5
Fire Island, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,419
1 room
218
6.4%
2.4
2 rooms
22
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
127
3.7%
9.1
4 rooms
421
12.3%
16.5
5 rooms
873
25.5%
19.8
6 rooms
820
24.0%
17.8
7 rooms
512
15.0%
12.0
8 rooms
253
7.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
173
5.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Fire Island, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,419
1-unit, detached
3,030
88.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
34
1.0%
5.9
2-units
65
1.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
36
1.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
39
1.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
190
5.6%
4.4
20 or more units
12
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
13
0.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fire Island, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
543
15.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
190
5.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
574
16.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
799
23.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
637
18.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
314
9.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
113
3.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
203
5.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
46
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Fire Island, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
29
34.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4
4.8%
4.7
Electricity
24
28.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
20
23.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
6
7.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
1
1.2%
1.1
Fire Island, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
32
47295100.0
$500 to $999
0
0.0%
20.4%
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
1
3.1%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
3
9.4%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
6
18.8%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
7
21.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
15
46.9%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
5
15.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2
6.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
7
21.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
18
56.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Fire Island, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
8
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
Less than $500
1
12.5%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
2
25.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
2
25.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
3
37.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
6
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
0
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4
50.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2
25.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2
25.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
6
0.0%
0.0%
Fire Island, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
70
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1
1.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1
1.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1
1.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
0
0.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
17
24.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
17
24.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
25
35.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
11.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
460,000
205,000
