Suffolk County, New York

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Suffolk County, New York is among the highest in the country for total population (26th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (31st of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Suffolk County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,530,146	19,852,366	334,922,499	26th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$130,686	$85,974	$80,734	31st of 3,221
Median Age	41.7	39.8	38.9	1599th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	40.2%	40.2%	35.7%	276th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$578,400	$423,800	$332,700	93rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,255	$1,621	$1,413	13th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.4%	14.0%	12.5%	3078th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.7%	6.4%	5.2%	1444th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,679.8	421.3	n/a	96th of 3,222
Foreign Born	16.8%	22.8%	14.1%	163rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.6	n/a	n/a	340th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.2%	54.3%	65.2%	338th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.1	32.6	26.4	394th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.0%	14.9%	15.1%	794th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.4%	n/a	n/a	2931st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.1%	42.5%	46.9%	470th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.7%	n/a	n/a	186th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Suffolk County, New York

Statistic	Suffolk County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	62.0%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22.8%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.9%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.6	65.5	61.4

Age in Suffolk County, New York

Statistic	Suffolk County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	41.7	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	20.8%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.9%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.2%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.2%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.9%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Suffolk County, New York

Statistic	Suffolk County, New York	New York	United States
Households	512,565	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.9	2.5	2.5
Family Households	72.3%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.8%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.2%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.3%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	34.2%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Suffolk County, New York

Statistic	Suffolk County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$57,164	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.1%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	10.4%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.2%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	27.7%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.4%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	15.4%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.2%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Suffolk County, New York

Statistic	Suffolk County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	580,772	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.7%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.4%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.7%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,970.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.8%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.5%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$10,001	$6,582	n/a

Education in Suffolk County, New York

Statistic	Suffolk County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	9.6%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.8%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.5%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.6%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.6%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Suffolk County, New York

Statistic	Suffolk County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.5%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.1%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	4.8%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.8%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	14.1%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.1%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Suffolk County, New York

Statistic	Suffolk County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.5%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	9.9%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.9%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	75.2%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	16.1%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	17.7%	22.3%	16.7%

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