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New York·Suffolk County
4 tracts·12K people·$690K median·2,458/mi²
White 72 · Hispanic 12 · Asian 7 · Black 4 · Multiracial 3 · Other 3
Married couple 64 · Other 20 · Living alone 16
Retail 34 · Health 21 · Leisure 20 · Professional 9 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 0 · Other 7
Management · business · science · arts 58 · Sales · office 24 · Service 11 · Production · transport 4 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 61 · Work from home 23 · Carpool 13 · Transit 10 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Elwood is $689,500 (Census ACS) — 1.5× the US median of $458,812.
Elwood has 11,762 residents across 3 census tracts and 1 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 44.2; the population is 71.6% White, 12.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% Asian, 3.6% Black, 3.4% Multiracial and 2.7% Other; the average household has 2.9 people; 56.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.5% (Census ACS).
JAMES H BOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the elementary school with reported scores (67%); ELWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is the middle school with reported scores (56%); ELWOOD/JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL is the high school with reported scores (83%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,064/month, 31% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Elwood is $177,003 a year, 106% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Elwood, median rent is $2,064/month and the median home value is $689,500 (Census ACS).
Elwood reported 0.5 violent crimes and 5.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Suffolk County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 103 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 48 inches; snowfall averages 24 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Elwood are landslide (65), winter weather (50) and earthquake (49), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Elwood, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).