Shelter Island Heights, NY Demographic Data
Shelter Island Heights, NY Summary
Shelter Island Heights is located in Suffolk County in New York
- Population: 1,353
- Area: 5.65 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.37 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.28 sq. miles
- Population Density: 239.51 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 37.40 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Shelter Island Heights, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
657
47%
50.8
Male
729
53%
49.2
Total Population
1,386
323,128,000
Shelter Island Heights, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
17
1.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
82
5.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
122
8.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
144
10.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
40
2.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
74
5.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
143
10.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
217
15.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
26
1.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
74
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
258
18.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
160
11.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
29
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,086
78.4%
77.2
Female
528
48.6%
51.3
Male
558
51.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,014
73.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
505
36.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
447
32.3%
15.2
Female
199
44.5%
55.8
Male
248
55.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
47
0.0%
0.0
Shelter Island Heights, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,386
100.0%
96.8
White
1,370
98.8%
72.6
Black or African American
1
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
15
1.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
1
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
4
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
5
0.4%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
5
0.4%
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
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,386
100.0%
82.2
Shelter Island Heights, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
0
0.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
0
0.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
116
11.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
147
15.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
91
9.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
302
30.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
325
33.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
0
0.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
981
100.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
627
63.9%
31.2
Shelter Island Heights, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
308
26.4%
33.7%
Now Married
687
59.0%
47.5
Divorced
115
9.9%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
55
4.7
5.8%
Shelter Island Heights, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,216
88.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
153
11.2%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
142
10.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
11
0.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Shelter Island Heights, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
0
0.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
0
0.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
0
0.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
51
9.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
17
3.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
19
3.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
118
21.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
144
26.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
93
16.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
112
20.2%
6.4
Median household income
135,063
57,617
Per capita income
60,118
31,128
Shelter Island Heights, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
9
1.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
80
14.3%
9.8
Construction
40
7.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
166
29.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
0
0.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
0
0.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
16
2.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
130
23.3%
11.4
Public administration
6
1.1%
4.6
Retail trade
47
8.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
31
5.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
33
5.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
35
6.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
273
48.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
70
12.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
109
19.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
71
12.7%
18.1%
Shelter Island Heights, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
574
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
374
65.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
75
13.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
36
6.3%
5.1
Walked
4
0.7%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
85
14.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
35.1
26.6
Shelter Island Heights, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
0
0.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
246
44.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
176
31.8%
37.1
3 or more
132
23.8%
21.0
Shelter Island Heights, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
554
31.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
507
91.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
47
8.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,195
68.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
5.3
0.0%
2.5
Shelter Island Heights, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,749
1 room
31
1.8%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
58
3.3%
9.1
4 rooms
56
3.2%
16.5
5 rooms
230
13.2%
19.8
6 rooms
581
33.2%
17.8
7 rooms
336
19.2%
12.0
8 rooms
292
16.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
165
9.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Shelter Island Heights, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,749
1-unit, detached
1,650
94.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
10
0.6%
5.9
2-units
8
0.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
31
1.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
37
2.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
13
0.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Shelter Island Heights, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
351
20.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
42
2.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
73
4.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
195
11.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
277
15.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
205
11.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
348
19.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
258
14.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Shelter Island Heights, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
0
0.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
100
18.1%
4.7
Electricity
27
4.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
427
77.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Shelter Island Heights, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
322
47295100.0
$500 to $999
0
0.0%
20.4%
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
17
5.3%
28.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
30
9.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
99
30.7%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
176
54.7%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
103
32.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
16
5.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
52
16.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
34
10.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
117
36.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Shelter Island Heights, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
47
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
0
0.0%
41.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
47
100.0%
4.4%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
0
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
33
70.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
14
29.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
0
0.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Shelter Island Heights, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
507
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
0
0.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
0
0.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
0
0.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
51
10.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
251
49.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
205
40.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
899,000
205,000