Census Says There Are Fewer People in Southampton Village Than Housing Units

Southampton Village has 205 fewer residents than it has housing units, according to new U.S. Census data — and 62 percent of units are classified as vacant.

Since the 2000 Census, the number of housing units — houses, apartments, mobile homes, trailers, or separate living quarters within a house  — grew by 13 percent in the village while the full-time population shrank 22 percent. In a 10-year span the village has gone from having many second homes and summers homes to having mostly part-time homes.

Weekenders and summer residents are not counted among Southampton's population. Census surveys instructed respondents to only count themselves as residents if they lived in a home most of the time.

The 2010 Census says there are 3,314 housing units in Southampton Village and a full-time — or most-of-the-time — population of 3,109. At the 2000 Census, the number of housing units was 2,936 and the village population was 3,965. Just 43.8 percent were vacant, compared to 8 percent statewide. In 2010, the statewide vacancy rate was 10 percent.

For all of Southampton Town in 2010, of 41,759 housing units, the Census designated 49 percent as vacant. The Suffolk County-wide vacancy rate is 12 percent.

The town population is 56,790 and the county population is 1.5 million, according to the 2010 Census.

                Southampton Village Year-Round Population and Number of Housing Units

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