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Oyster Bay, NY Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Oyster Bay is $49,702, which is much higher than the state average of $32,829 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Oyster Bay median household income is $88,177, which has grown by 52.05% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 35.25% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Oyster Bay residents spend 29.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 32.5 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #156

Oyster Bay, NY	49,702 USD
New York	32,829 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oyster Bay, NY	49,688 USD
New York	34,450 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oyster Bay, NY	63,006 USD
New York	39,569 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oyster Bay, NY	33,578 USD
New York	30,512 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #281

Oyster Bay, NY	88,177 USD
New York	58,687 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Oyster Bay, NY	119,686 USD
New York	85,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #181

Oyster Bay, NY	52.05%
New York	35.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Oyster Bay, NY		New York		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	32.18%	$28,864, see rank	21.49%	$18,752	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.60%	$22,229, see rank	29.15%	$17,900	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.71%	$353, see rank	3.41%	$4,110	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.23%	$30,360, see rank	17.56%	$25,809	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Oyster Bay, NY	107,885 USD
New York	71,419 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Oyster Bay, NY	142,427 USD
New York	99,640 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Oyster Bay, NY	New York	U.S.
White	$95,000, see rank	$65,667	$56,900
Black	$37,442, see rank	$41,598	$35,600
Hispanic	$59,638, see rank	$40,814	$42,396
Asian	$195,804, see rank	$62,420	$73,244
One Race, Other	$52,831, see rank	$36,694	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Oyster Bay, NY	New York	U.S.
25 to 44	$96,134, see rank	$65,396	$58,398
45 to 64	$91,406, see rank	$70,383	$65,027
65 or over	$55,865, see rank	$38,136	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Oyster Bay, NY	New York	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,341, see rank	15,832,743	248,775,628
Male¹	2,375, 44.47%, see rank	47.83%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,774, 74.69%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,774, 74.69%, see rank	68.40%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,646, 92.78%, see rank	90.70%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	128, 7.22%, see rank	9.30%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	601, 25.31%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	2,966, 55.53%, see rank	52.17%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,800, 60.69%, see rank	58.76%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,800, 60.69%, see rank	58.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,694, 94.11%, see rank	91.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	106, 5.89%, see rank	8.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,166, 39.31%, see rank	41.24%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Oyster Bay, NY	New York	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,304, 100%	8,950,165	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,502, 75.73%, see rank	53.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	308, 9.32%, see rank	6.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	225, 6.81%, see rank	27.40%	5.06%
Walked	163, 4.93%, see rank	6.36%	2.78%
Other Means	22, 0.67%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	84, 2.54%, see rank	3.93%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Oyster Bay, NY	29.3 minutes
New York	32.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Oyster Bay, NY	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,340	9,137,540	143,435,233
Male¹	1,646, 49.28%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	785, 47.69%, see rank	35.01%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	195, 11.85%, see rank	18.15%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	262, 15.92%, see rank	18.51%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.39%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	110, 6.68%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	212, 12.88%, see rank	14.63%	17.94%
Female¹	1,694, 50.72%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	775, 45.75%, see rank	43.00%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	416, 24.56%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	490, 28.93%, see rank	29.84%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13, 0.77%, see rank	4.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Oyster Bay, NY	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,340, 100%	9,137,540	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	25, 0.75%, see rank	0.60%	1.96%
Construction	149, 4.46%, see rank	5.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	144, 4.31%, see rank	6.59%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	63, 1.89%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	273, 8.17%, see rank	10.85%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	225, 6.74%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	133, 3.98%, see rank	2.90%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	438, 13.11%, see rank	8.13%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	397, 11.89%, see rank	11.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,037, 31.05%, see rank	27.50%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	231, 6.92%, see rank	9.23%	9.49%
Public Administration	54, 1.62%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	171, 5.12%, see rank	5.06%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Oyster Bay, NY	%	New York	U.S.
Population in Poverty	191	2.92%, see rank	15.61%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	42	2.45%, see rank	11.96%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.