What is the median household income in East Setauket, NY?

Name: Income and affordability in East Setauket, NY, 2020–2024
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The median household income in East Setauket, NY is $151,603 (±$13,258) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $2,178 a month would take about $87,100 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $151,603 (±$13,258)
Income to afford median rent: about $87,100

Income in East Setauket against Suffolk County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Setauket	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Median household income	$151,603 (±$13,258)	$130,686 (±$1,707)	$85,974 (±$402)	$80,734
Median renter household income	—	$72,488 (±$2,196)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$154,820 (±$16,719)	$145,936 (±$1,299)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$2,178 (±$123)	$2,255 (±$27)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In East Setauket, median household income is higher than in Suffolk County ($130,686).

It is also higher than in New York ($85,974).

It is higher than the national figure ($80,734).

In Suffolk County, East Setauket ranks 30 of 112 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 85 of 407.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How much you need to earn to rent in East Setauket

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $2,178 a month ($26,136 a year) needs an income of about $87,100 a year.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Median household income in places near East Setauket

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Setauket
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
East Setauket	—	$151,603 (±$13,258)	—
Port Jefferson Station	1.5 mi	$120,734 (±$15,144)	Lower
Stony Brook	2.0 mi	$174,872 (±$15,480)	Higher
Village of Poquott	2.2 mi	$190,391 (±$49,101)	Not measurably different
Setauket	2.2 mi	$221,771 (±$29,533)	Higher
Terryville	2.5 mi	$110,389 (±$20,059)	Lower
Village of Port Jefferson	2.6 mi	$144,912 (±$17,395)	Not measurably different
Village of Belle Terre	3.1 mi	$166,111 (±$18,701)	Not measurably different
Centereach	3.7 mi	$132,240 (±$11,130)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Port Jefferson Station, NY ($120,734), Terryville, NY ($110,389), Centereach, NY ($132,240).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Stony Brook, NY ($174,872), Setauket, NY ($221,771).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Suffolk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
24	Northville (community)	$159,018 (±$91,810)
25	East Northport	$157,662 (±$13,108)
26	Islip Terrace	$155,313 (±$23,561)
27	Blue Point	$154,625 (±$20,946)
28	East Shoreham	$153,235 (±$25,165)
29	Nesconset	$152,500 (±$11,690)
30	East Setauket	$151,603 (±$13,258)
31	Smithtown (community)	$150,664 (±$16,447)
32	East Islip	$147,996 (±$19,005)
33	Bayport	$147,818 (±$19,361)
34	South Huntington	$147,569 (±$17,751)
35	North Great River	$147,143 (±$27,035)
36	Sayville	$147,120 (±$11,314)

Showing 13 of 112 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

East Setauket is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Brookhaven, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about East Setauket

What is the median household income in East Setauket?

The median household income in East Setauket is $151,603 (±$13,258) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in East Setauket?

About $87,100 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $2,178 a month.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for East Setauket CDP, New York (place:22964, in state:36).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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