What is the median household income in Oyster Bay (community), NY?

Name: Income and affordability in Oyster Bay (community), NY, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Oyster Bay (community), NY is $111,264 (±$9,997) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $2,225 a month would take about $89,000 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

In Oyster Bay (community), the median household income went from $96,187 in 2015–2019 to $111,264 in 2020–2024 (+15.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $111,264 (±$9,997)
Median renter income: $63,722 (±$14,661)
Income to afford median rent: about $89,000

Income in Oyster Bay (community) against Nassau County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oyster Bay (community)	Nassau County	New York	United States
Median household income	$111,264 (±$9,997)	$146,202 (±$1,472)	$85,974 (±$402)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$63,722 (±$14,661)	$77,626 (±$3,199)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$159,531 (±$29,071)	$164,310 (±$2,130)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$2,225 (±$360)	$2,252 (±$41)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In Oyster Bay (community), median household income is lower than in Nassau County ($146,202).

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

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

In Nassau County, Oyster Bay (community) ranks 59 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 215 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 Oyster Bay (community)

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 $2,225 a month ($26,700 a year) needs an income of about $89,000 a year.

The median renting household in Oyster Bay (community) earns $63,722 a year, less than that.

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.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$96,187 (±$12,286)	$111,264 (±$9,997)	+15.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median gross rent	$1,972 (±$170)	$2,225 (±$360)	+12.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$588,300 (±$44,503)	$695,500 (±$94,517)	+18.2%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median household income in places near Oyster Bay (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oyster Bay (community)
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Oyster Bay (community)	—	$111,264 (±$9,997)	—
East Norwich	1.3 mi	$204,071 (±$54,133)	Higher
Village of Oyster Bay Cove	1.4 mi	$250,000 or more	—
Village of Mill Neck	1.8 mi	$196,359 (±$30,216)	Higher
Village of Cove Neck	2.1 mi	$238,333 (±$59,894)	Higher
Village of Centre Island	2.2 mi	$218,036 (±$89,525)	Higher
Village of Upper Brookville	2.2 mi	$250,000 or more	—
Village of Laurel Hollow	2.9 mi	$250,000 or more	—
Village of Muttontown	3.0 mi	$250,000 or more	—

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: East Norwich, NY ($204,071), Village of Mill Neck, NY ($196,359), Village of Cove Neck, NY ($238,333).

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

Median household income across Nassau County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
53	Uniondale	$124,684 (±$13,758)
54	Bethpage	$122,257 (±$21,770)
55	Greenvale	$120,125 (±$90,070)
56	Lakeview	$118,777 (±$19,953)
57	Barnum Island	$116,250 (±$17,708)
58	Elmont	$114,217 (±$14,345)
59	Oyster Bay (community)	$111,264 (±$9,997)
60	Bay Park	$101,875 (±$26,502)
61	University Gardens	$101,786 (±$26,735)
62	Inwood	$94,342 (±$11,950)

Showing 10 of 62 places in Nassau County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Oyster Bay (community) 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 Oyster Bay, 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 Oyster Bay (community)

What is the median household income in Oyster Bay (community)?

The median household income in Oyster Bay (community) is $111,264 (±$9,997) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Oyster Bay (community)?

About $89,000 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $2,225 a month.

Have incomes in Oyster Bay (community) kept up with inflation?

In Oyster Bay (community), the median household income went from $96,187 in 2015–2019 to $111,264 in 2020–2024 (+15.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

What do renters earn in Oyster Bay (community)?

The median renting household in Oyster Bay (community), NY earns $63,722 (±$14,661) a year.

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 Oyster Bay CDP, New York (place:55992, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.