ZIP Code 11792 — Wading River, New York

The median home in 11792 is valued at $557,700 against a median household income of $147,100, a price-to-income ratio of 3.8. That is above the 2.9 median across the 1,572 New York ZIP codes with published housing data, and past the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally. Within Suffolk County, 11792 ranks 26 of 95 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 4.2.

11792 ranks 142 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 331 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is above the $128,844 Suffolk County median. 99% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 2.5%, far below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the lowest in the state. Unemployment stands at 5.2%.

With 865 residents per square mile across 9.9 square miles of land, 11792 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 530 of 1,572). This is a low-density pattern of large lots, small towns or scattered subdivisions.