Shirley, NY Housing Market & City Data

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28,583
Population Estimate
$265,544
Median Home Value
94.6%
Employment Rate
19.4%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$371
Median Listing Price$569,990
Median Days on Market52
Active Listings86
New Listings32
Total Listings (Active + Pending)142
Avg Listing Price$596,520
Avg Listing Price Change MoM4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY5%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.79
Family Dual Income57.7
Median Household Income$87,242
Median Individual Income$34,942
Home Ownership82.3%
Home Value$265,544
Median Rent$1,878
Rent Burden51.4%
Poverty12.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED15.8%
  • Highschool Education36.8%
  • Some College27.9%
  • Bachelors Degree10.8%
  • Graduate Degree8.6%
  • Total College or Above19.4%
  • Stem Degree36.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.2%
  • Female52.8%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married46.4%
  • Divorced9.4%
  • Never Married38.6%
  • Widowed5.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityShirley
State IDNY
Population28,583

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1826.2%
19–2915.4%
30–3913.3%
40–4912.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.2%
60–6910.1%
70–794.8%
80+2.3%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation64.0%
Unemployment Rate5.4%
Disabled11.2%

ETHNICITY

White85.7%
Black7.1%
Asian3.8%
Native American0.2%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.2%
Multiple2.0%

OTHER

Hispanic21.0%
Limited English2.7%
Health Uninsured4.7%
Veteran4.9%

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