Demographics of Melville CDP, New York

Melville CDP, New York had 19,714 ±1,640 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Melville CDP, in four figures

19,714 ±1,640
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 93rd
Among New York's places: Of 354 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 49.8 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $159,922 ±$15,686
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.8 ±2.0: for men 46.0 ±4.2 and for women 53.3 ±2.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Melville CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	929 ±330	4.7% ±1.6	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,279 ±419	11.6% ±1.9	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,192 ±305	6.0% ±1.5	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,513 ±738	22.9% ±3.2	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,130 ±595	26.0% ±2.1	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,671 ±585	28.8% ±1.8	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $159,922 ±$15,686, and income per person $86,207 ±$7,907, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Melville CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	453 ±168	6.2% ±2.3	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	529 ±142	7.3% ±1.9	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	703 ±176	9.7% ±2.4	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	543 ±235	7.5% ±3.2	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,127 ±276	15.5% ±3.7	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,030 ±262	14.2% ±3.5	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,870 ±394	39.6% ±5.0	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Melville CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	884 ±397	4.5% ±2.0	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 195	0% to 6.0%	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	146 to 860	1.6% to 9.1%	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	286 ±114	4.1% ±1.6	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Melville CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Melville CDP	New York	United States
Housing units	7,489 ±383	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.9% ±1.8	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.2% to 5.0%	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	88.1% ±3.2	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	11.9% ±2.9	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$788,900 ±$43,813	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±5	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Melville CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	534 to 1,950	2.7% to 9.9%	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,780 ±1,567	80.0% ±4.3	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	149 to 499	0.8% to 2.5%	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,631 ±473	8.3% ±2.3	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 61	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 129	0% to 0.7%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	655 ±313	3.3% ±1.6	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Melville CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	15,859 ±1,368	80.4% ±1.8	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,034 ±262	5.2% ±1.3	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	79 to 425	0.4% to 2.1%	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,569 ±549	13.0% ±2.6	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,994 ±469	10.1% ±2.2	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	575 ±241	2.9% ±1.2	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Melville CDP among the places of New York

93rd of 354 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Places of New York near Melville CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Huntington CDP	19,948 ±1,293
Plattsburgh city	19,830 ±36
Mamaroneck village	19,826 ±46
Nanuet CDP	19,799 ±1,473
Lackawanna city	19,753 ±33
Melville CDP	19,714 ±1,640
East Northport CDP	19,700 ±1,067
Holtsville CDP	19,344 ±1,147
Roosevelt CDP	18,885 ±1,613
Ronkonkoma CDP	18,709 ±1,654
Syosset CDP	18,433 ±1,188

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in New York by median age
No. 7 Places in New York by median household income
No. 12 Places in New York by per capita income
No. 24 Places in New York by homeownership rate
No. 30 Places in New York by median home value
No. 92 Places in New York by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026