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Elwood, New York: commercial real estate data.
Elwood is a Census CDP of 11,762 people across 4.78 square miles of land, in Suffolk County. Median household income is $177,003, 94.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Elwood
What Elwood is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.78 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,460
- County holding the largest share of its areaSuffolk County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elwood
How many people live in Elwood
- Population11,762
- Median age44.2
- Population under 182,155
- Share under 1818.3 percent
- Population 65 and over2,065
- Share 65 and over17.6 percent
- Households3,977
- Family households3,069
- Share of households that are families77.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elwood
Income and work in Elwood
- Median household income$177,003
- Per capita income$71,798
- Civilian labor force6,878
- Employed6,733
- Unemployed145 plus or minus 72
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over8,384
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher56.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree25.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elwood
Housing in Elwood
- Housing units3,985
- Occupied units3,977
- Vacant units8 plus or minus 13
- Vacancy rate0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Owner occupied3,769
- Renter occupied208 plus or minus 133
- Ownership rate94.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$689,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,064 plus or minus $475
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Single family units3,716
- Share single family93.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more257 plus or minus 125
- Share in buildings of two or more6.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Mobile homes12 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elwood
How Elwood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,058
- Commuting under 15 minutes684 plus or minus 196
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,093 plus or minus 696
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more61.2 percent
- Drove alone60.9 percent
- Carpooled6.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport10.4 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home21.5 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Suffolk County, not Elwood
Suffolk County context, not Elwood figures
- Establishments in Suffolk County50,748
- Covered employment, Suffolk County679,594
- Average annual pay, Suffolk County$79,121
- Housing units permitted, Suffolk County1,407
Every figure in this section is published for Suffolk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Elwood.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Elwood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Elwood, New York?
11,762, in 3,977 households. Elwood CDP covers 4.78 square miles of land, which is 2,460 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Elwood in?
Suffolk County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Elwood?
$177,003. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $689,500. Median gross rent is $2,064 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Elwood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Suffolk County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Elwood.
Is zoning published for Elwood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.