Cities / New York / Shelter Island

Shelter Island, NY

2,564 people

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Population & People

Population

2,564

Median age

41.3

Median household income

$165,734

Poverty rate

0.9%

Unemployment rate

5.3%

Bachelor's degree+

56.0%

Avg. commute

31 min

Hispanic or Latino

31.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$1,025,400

Median gross rent

—

Homeownership rate

89.31%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,579

HUD Fair Market Rent (New York statewide average across 62 areas — not specific to Shelter Island), 2026. Efficiency $1215, 1BR $1315, 2BR $1579, 3BR $1976, 4BR $2193. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

New York gasoline midgrade

$4.63

New York commercial electricity

21.07¢/kWh

New York industrial electricity

9.55¢/kWh

New York residential electricity

26.39¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2467674

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1894269.6

All-Transactions House Price Index for New York

1184.26

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, New York-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (New York energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (New York economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).