West Babylon, NY Housing Market & City Data

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42,665
Population Estimate
$358,118
Median Home Value
95.2%
Employment Rate
27.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$449
Median Listing Price$676,995
Median Days on Market39
Active Listings43
New Listings32
Total Listings (Active + Pending)88
Avg Listing Price$653,454
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-0%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-5%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.67
Family Dual Income64.9
Median Household Income$100,470
Median Individual Income$38,429
Home Ownership75.5%
Home Value$358,118
Median Rent$1,796
Rent Burden33.2%
Poverty4.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED10.0%
  • Highschool Education34.4%
  • Some College27.9%
  • Bachelors Degree16.5%
  • Graduate Degree11.1%
  • Total College or Above27.6%
  • Stem Degree40.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.2%
  • Female50.8%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married46.5%
  • Divorced10.6%
  • Never Married34.8%
  • Widowed8.1%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityWest Babylon
State IDNY
Population42,665

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1822.8%
19–2914.4%
30–3912.2%
40–4913.2%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.3%
60–6911.4%
70–795.9%
80+5.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation68.2%
Unemployment Rate4.8%
Disabled10.5%

ETHNICITY

White76.8%
Black12.1%
Asian3.4%
Native American0.3%
Pacific Islander0.1%
Other5.5%
Multiple1.8%

OTHER

Hispanic18.1%
Limited English3.0%
Health Uninsured4.5%
Veteran5.4%

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