East Quogue

• Official Name — East Quogue, New York • Type — Hamlet and census-designated place • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — New York • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Suffolk • Area Total Km2 — 31.36 • Area Land Km2 — 22.57 • Area Water Km2 — 8.80 • Area Total Sq Mi — 12.11 • Area Land Sq Mi — 8.71 • Area Water Sq Mi — 3.40 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 5557 • Population Density Km2 — 246.26 • Population Density Sq Mi — 637.78 • Time Zone — Eastern (EST) • Utc Offset — -5 • Time Zone Dst — EDT • Utc Offset Dst — -4 • Elevation M — 4 • Elevation Ft — 13 • Postal Code Type — ZIP code • Postal Code — 11942 • Area Codes — 631, 934 • Custom Label Sec1 — FIPS code • Custom Data Sec1 — 36-22832 • Custom Label1 Sec1 — GNIS feature ID • Custom Data1 Sec1 — 0949224 • Unit Pref — Imperial • Subdivision Type3 — Town • Subdivision Name3 — Southampton

East Quogue originally settled in 1673 and was known as Fourth Neck. In the 2010s, portions of the hamlet attempted to incorporate as a village. The attempts to incorporate the village failed in 2019 after the majority of voters within the proposed village's boundaries resident voted against incorporating.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 29.9 km2, of which 23.0 km2 is land and 7.0 km2, or 23.23%, is water. • Illustration — A beach in East Quogue.

As of the 2020 census, East Quogue had a population of 5,557. The median age was 45.1 years. 20.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.5 males age 18 and over. 91.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 8.3% lived in rural areas. There were 2,152 households in East Quogue, of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.7% were married-couple households, 17.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 3,104 housing units, of which 30.7% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.2%. Racial composition as of the 2020 census • Race — Number — Percent • White — 4,421 — 79.6% • Black or African American — 40 — 0.7% • American Indian and Alaska Native — 12 — 0.2% • Asian — 77 — 1.4% • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander — 2 — 0.0% • Some other race — 472 — 8.5% • Two or more races — 533 — 9.6% • Hispanic or Latino (of any race) — 1,029 — 18.5%

At the 2000 census there were 4,265 people, 1,660 households, and 1,133 families in the CDP. The population density was 414.2 PD/sqmi. There were 2,465 housing units at an average density of 239.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.26% White, 0.70% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.96% from other races, and 2.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.39%. Of the 1,660 households 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 24.9% of households were one person and 9.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.08. The age distribution was 24.2% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males. The median household income was $57,441 and the median family income was $67,734. Males had a median income of $50,652 versus $37,115 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,551. About 3.5% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

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