West Babylon

Population & Demographics

West Babylon, NY

West Babylon is home to 43,570 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 23,749 resident workers commute each day.

New YorkCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
43,570
people
Population

43,570 residents

Median age 40.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

West Babylon population & demographics

Who lives in West Babylon — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
43,570
Median age
40.1yrs
Median household income
$129,519
Median home value
$531,900
Median gross rent
$2,225/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
32.8%
Poverty rate
5.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in West Babylon

How West Babylon breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White61.8%
Hispanic or Latino22.2%
Black11.8%
Two or more races1.9%
Asian1.6%
Some other race0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across West Babylon

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across West Babylon.

West Babylon at a glance
Employed Residents
23,749
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
6.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
New York
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for West Babylon proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How West Babylon commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

40
Commute Score

40 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

West Babylon

23,749 commutes, one dot at a time

West Babylon

Where 23,749 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in West Babylon, by worker count.

1New York29.4 mi4,959
2West Babylon0.0 mi1,468
3Melville5.7 mi936
4East Farmingdale3.5 mi893
5Hauppauge10.7 mi675
6West Islip3.1 mi455
7Bay Shore5.6 mi439
8Deer Park3.4 mi417

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into West Babylon.

1West Babylon0.0 mi1,468
2New York29.4 mi1,243
3Brentwood7.6 mi424
4Lindenhurst2.1 mi415
5West Islip3.1 mi305
6North Babylon2.1 mi283
7Deer Park3.4 mi268
8Copiague3.4 mi263

Top industries

The sectors that employ West Babylon’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.6%
COConstruction13.8%
RTRetail Trade13.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services11.7%
EDEducational Services10.4%
MFManufacturing8.2%
WSWholesale Trade5.3%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services4.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for West Babylon

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps100%
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