Babylon, New York demographics

Babylon, NY demographics: median age 45.5; 50.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Babylon village, New York · Incorporated village · GEOID 3603408. The survey estimates a population of 12,185 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Babylon is 45.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.3 years. There are 4,650 households (±230). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	45.5 ±3.3	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,185
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	2,298 ±317	18.9% ±2.6 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	2,520 ±394	20.7% ±3.2 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	4,918 ±445	40.4% ±3.7 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,449 ±364	20.1% ±3.0 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,185
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	5,917 ±300	48.6% ±2.5 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	6,268 ±301	51.4% ±2.5 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,185
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	10,336 ±514	84.8% ±4.2 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	217 ±139 · low precision	1.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	109 ±130 · low precision	0.9% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	151 ±94 · low precision	1.2% ±0.8 pp · low precision	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	526 ±309 · low precision	4.3% ±2.5 pp · low precision	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	846 ±310	6.9% ±2.5 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,185
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,900 ±412	89.5% ±3.4 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,285 ±412	10.5% ±3.4 pp	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,650
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,555 ±161	54.9% ±2.1 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	194 ±113 · low precision	4.2% ±2.4 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	443 ±153	9.5% ±3.3 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,179 ±246	25.4% ±5.1 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	279 ±115	6.0% ±2.5 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,650
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,270 ±164	27.3% ±3.3 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,380 ±267	72.7% ±4.5 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,650
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,179 ±246	25.4% ±5.1 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,357 ±245	29.2% ±5.1 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,085 ±235	23.3% ±4.9 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	697 ±130	15.0% ±2.7 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	200 ±85	4.3% ±1.8 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	104 ±63 · low precision	2.2% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	28 ±37 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,185
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	11,299 ±251	92.7% ±2.1 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	886 ±250	7.3% ±2.1 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 11,480
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	9,922 ±515	86.4% ±4.3 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	791 ±414 · low precision	6.9% ±3.6 pp · low precision	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	206 ±225 · low precision	1.8% ±2.0 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	28 ±26 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	36 ±41 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	222 ±93	1.9% ±0.8 pp	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	67 ±102 · low precision	0.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	13 ±27 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	11 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	112 ±151 · low precision	1.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	41 ±62 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	31 ±45 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 9,039
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	379 ±181	4.2% ±2.0 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,531 ±298	16.9% ±3.3 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,579 ±271	17.5% ±3.0 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	951 ±227	10.5% ±2.5 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,382 ±337	26.4% ±3.6 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,217 ±313	24.5% ±3.4 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 12,049
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	11,080 ±393	92.0% ±3.2 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	574 ±300 · low precision	4.8% ±2.5 pp · low precision	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	331 ±210 · low precision	2.7% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	43 ±48 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	21 ±33 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.2% of Babylon residents (±1.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 98.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Babylon	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.2% ±1.4 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	98.2% ±1.5 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.2% ±1.4 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Babylon . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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