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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Shelter Island Heights is $55,259, which is much higher than the state average of $32,829 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Shelter Island Heights median household income is $125,556, which has grown by 91.85% 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 Shelter Island Heights residents spend 22.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 32.5 minutes and is lower 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, #125

Shelter Island Heights, NY	55,259 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

Shelter Island Heights, NY	46,563 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

Shelter Island Heights, NY	48,229 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

Shelter Island Heights, NY	44,453 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, #87

Shelter Island Heights, NY	125,556 USD
New York	58,687 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Shelter Island Heights, NY	143,684 USD
New York	85,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #20

Shelter Island Heights, NY	91.85%
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

	Shelter Island Heights, NY		New York		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	48.32%	$47,695, see rank	21.49%	$18,752	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	46.08%	$31,441, see rank	29.15%	$17,900	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.19%	$0, see rank	3.41%	$4,110	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	44.22%	$51,008, 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

Shelter Island Heights, NY	146,667 USD
New York	71,419 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Shelter Island Heights, NY	170,085 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

	Shelter Island Heights, NY	New York	U.S.
White	$125,556, see rank	$65,667	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Shelter Island Heights, NY	New York	U.S.
25 to 44	$126,944, see rank	$65,396	$58,398
45 to 64	$142,250, see rank	$70,383	$65,027
65 or over	$108,750, see rank	$38,136	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Shelter Island Heights, NY	New York	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,131, see rank	15,832,743	248,775,628
Male¹	539, 47.66%, see rank	47.83%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	235, 43.60%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	235, 43.60%, see rank	68.40%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	235, 100.00%, see rank	90.70%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.30%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	304, 56.40%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	592, 52.34%, see rank	52.17%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	340, 57.43%, see rank	58.76%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	9, 1.52%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	331, 55.91%, see rank	58.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	326, 98.49%, see rank	91.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 1.51%, see rank	8.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	252, 42.57%, 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

	Shelter Island Heights, NY	New York	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	570, 100%	8,950,165	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	392, 68.77%, see rank	53.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	62, 10.88%, see rank	6.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	67, 11.75%, see rank	27.40%	5.06%
Walked	4, 0.70%, see rank	6.36%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	45, 7.89%, see rank	3.93%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Shelter Island Heights, NY	22.0 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

	Shelter Island Heights, NY	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	561	9,137,540	143,435,233
Male¹	235, 41.89%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	85, 36.17%, see rank	35.01%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	16, 6.81%, see rank	18.15%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	53, 22.55%, 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	18, 7.66%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	40, 17.02%, see rank	14.63%	17.94%
Female¹	326, 58.11%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	185, 56.75%, see rank	43.00%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	53, 16.26%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	72, 22.09%, 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	16, 4.91%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, 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

	Shelter Island Heights, NY	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	561, 100%	9,137,540	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	9, 1.60%, see rank	0.60%	1.96%
Construction	69, 12.30%, see rank	5.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.59%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	31, 5.53%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	42, 7.49%, see rank	10.85%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	8, 1.43%, see rank	2.90%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	24, 4.28%, see rank	8.13%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	65, 11.59%, see rank	11.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	187, 33.33%, see rank	27.50%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	73, 13.01%, see rank	9.23%	9.49%
Public Administration	11, 1.96%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	42, 7.49%, see rank	5.06%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Shelter Island Heights, NY	%	New York	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3	0.22%, see rank	14.90%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	11.38%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.