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Suffolk County, NY


Metropolitan Statistical Area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Designated Market Area: New York, NY-CT-NJ-PA
USDA County Type (2015): Recreation/Tourism
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2022 population: 1,525,465   ( 32,115 from 2010 , 471 from 2020)
Land area: 911.2 square miles
Population density: 1674.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:981,757 64.36% 8.1%
Black:120,3517.89% 17.9%
Indian:3,0890.20% 6.3%
Asian:70,7654.64% 39.9%
2+ races:22,5931.48% 14.4%
Hispanic:326,91021.43% 32.8%
Total non-White:543,70835.64% 28.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:33,395 10.9
Deaths:33,30110.9
Net Migration: -5,772-1.9
Net Immigration: 4,5361.5
Change in White population:-86,971 -5.8
Change in Non-White pop.:119,086 8.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
1,493,350
1,068,72871.57%
102,1176.84%
2,9060.19%
50,5703.39%
19,7491.32%
246,23916.49%
424,62228.43%

2000
1,419,369
1,118,40578.80%
93,2626.57%
2,9810.21%
34,6152.44%
18,4781.30%
149,41110.53%
300,96421.20%

1990
1,321,864
1,133,93085.78%
78,0155.90%
2,8430.22%
22,8381.73%
n/a
84,2386.37%
187,93414.22%

1980
1,284,231
1,141,74488.90%
69,9075.44%
1,8230.14%
10,8620.85%
n/a
58,9514.59%
142,48711.10%

1970
1,124,950
1,050,12893.35%
52,5254.67%
1,0450.09%
2,9250.26%
n/a
17,1791.53%
74,822 6.65%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
178,762 12.6
105,3997.4
-59,945-4.2
29,4792.1
-49,677 -3.5
123,658 8.7
1990's
NumberRate
203,726 15.4
108,0368.2
-45,301-3.4
31,0862.4
-15,525 -1.2
113,030 8.6
1980's
NumberRate
179,572 14.0
101,459 7.9
-33,708 -2.6
n/a
-7,814 -0.6
45,447 3.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
52,369 4.7
n/a
91,616 8.1
67,665 6.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Suffolk County, NY
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
41.7
316,671 20.8%
1,208,794 79.2%
263,382 17.3%
510,686
2.93
370,459 72.5%
288,384 77.8%
20,652 5.6%
140,227 27.5%

2010
NumberPercent
39.8
357,670 24.0%
1,135,680 76.0%
201,793 13.5%
499,922
2.93
370,897 74.2%
287,935 77.6%
26,405 7.1%
129,025 25.8%

2000
NumberPercent
36.7
369,464 26.0%
1,049,905 74.0%
167,521 11.8%
469,535
2.96
362,857 77.3%
296,521 81.7%
22,715 6.3%
106,678 22.7%

1990
NumberPercent
33.5
326,255 24.7%
995,609 75.3%
140,994 10.7%
424,623
3.04
343,611 80.9%
287,657 83.7%
18,257 5.3%
81,012 19.1%

1980
NumberPercent
29.6
405,778 31.6%
878,453 68.4%
115,701 9.0%
385,753
3.25
323,628 83.9%
279,993 86.5%
21,243 6.6%
62,125 16.1%

2022 Housing Data for Suffolk County, NY

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units578,977 
Median Value$490,800 
Occupied510,68688.2%
Vacant68,29111.8%
Owned417,76981.8%
Rented92,91718.2%
Median Rent$2,113 
Single-Family Units494,97585.5%
    Detached462,30379.8%
    Attached32,6725.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units47,1888.2%
Mobile Homes7,1431.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Suffolk County, NY

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00015,5883.1%
$10,000 to $14,9999,0721.8%
$15,000 to $19,9999,1701.8%
$20,000 to $24,99910,2062.0%
$25,000 to $29,99911,3402.2%
$30,000 to $34,9999,3411.8%
$35,000 to $39,9999,7611.9%
$40,000 to $44,99910,0752.0%
$45,000 to $49,99911,3192.2%
$50,000 to $59,99922,6134.4%
$60,000 to $74,99934,0226.7%
$75,000 to $99,99954,16110.6%
$100,000 to $124,99953,72510.5%
$125,000 to $149,99950,5569.9%
$150,000 to $199,99975,62014.8%
$200,000 or more124,11724.3%
Median Household Income122,498 
Per Capita Income54,127 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state113 
Compared to U.S.151 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI21,7874.3%
Public Assistance11,2162.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps37,1167.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed574,25873.7%
Unemployed29,6313.8%
In Armed Forces5480.1%
Total Labor Force604,43777.5%
Not in Labor Force175,23722.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector273,458220,73255.3%
Non-Profit23,18838,98037.3%
Self-Employed52,01126,37866.3%
Local Government36,52048,98842.7%
State Government18,07823,99843.0%
Federal Government10,6827,74758.0%
Total Private + Self325,469247,11056.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.88,468119,71342.5%
Total413,937366,82353.0%
Pct. Govt.18.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts130,21916.7%
Sales and Office Occupations171,51021.9%
Professional, Technical208,70626.7%
Service Occupations130,15616.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,3800.2%
All others141,22718.1%
White Collar 65.3%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance126,28116.2%
Educational services94,48412.1%
Retail trade85,32710.9%
Professional, scientific, technical66,6858.5%
Construction62,0387.9%
Manufacturing49,3666.3%
Finance and insurance42,6705.5%
Public administration39,7005.1%
Accommodation and food services37,7194.8%
Transportation and warehousing37,2984.8%
Other services31,0884.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.30,2333.9%
Wholesale trade21,5732.8%
Information17,7262.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation16,0192.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing13,5511.7%
Utilities6,1980.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3,0120.4%
Management7440.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1060.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Suffolk County, NY

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican18,9841.25%
Puerto Rican72,9254.78%
Cuban5,6750.37%
Dominican33,9052.22%
Total Central American92,3216.06%
Costa Rican2,5790.17%
Guatemalan11,8570.78%
Honduran12,7450.84%
Nicaraguan1,1200.07%
Panamanian1,3770.09%
Salvadoran61,6514.04%
Other Central American9920.07%
Total South American64,5524.23%
Argentinean2,3490.15%
Bolivian6000.04%
Chilean2,1840.14%
Colombian21,6781.42%
Ecuadorian25,5301.67%
Paraguayan5120.03%
Peruvian9,8970.65%
Uruguayan5570.04%
Venezuelan9920.07%
Other South American2530.02%
Other Hispanic25,0091.64%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian17,9251.18%
Chinese16,6061.09%
Filipino5,7720.38%
Korean4,9450.32%
Bangladeshi2,8120.18%
Vietnamese1,1890.08%
Japanese5840.04%
Taiwanese5840.04%
Indonesian3020.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English1,111,22676.9%
Spanish208,96014.5%
Other Indo-European46,8163.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic16,8761.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun14,6101.0%
Chinese13,4120.9%
Other Asian10,4980.7%
Other7,0220.5%
German, other Germanic5,5360.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Italian331,95321.8%
Irish251,81816.5%
German176,45811.6%
American80,6345.3%
Polish66,4514.4%
English65,4924.3%
Russian27,0931.8%
Greek19,8791.3%
French16,9891.1%
European14,0760.9%
Haitian12,5470.8%
Scottish11,6970.8%
Norwegian10,9000.7%
Jamaican10,6850.7%
Eastern European10,0680.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen1,425,76393.5%
Not a citizen98,7236.5%
Native1,280,93184.0%
Foreign-born243,55516.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Suffolk County, NY

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
53,658 5.0%48,095 4.5%270,931 25.4%277,968 26.0%225,180 21.1%191,272 17.9%
  Average years of education: 13.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 53,658 5.0%
9-12 Years 48,095 4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 270,931 25.4%
Some College 277,968 26.0%
Bach. Degree 225,180 21.1%
Grad Degree 191,272 17.9%
Average years of education: 13.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Suffolk County, NY

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 710,989 679,555 31,434 4.4% 5.3%
1991 700,102 651,565 48,537 6.9% 7.3%
1992 694,417 636,836 57,581 8.3% 8.7%
1993 695,848 644,796 51,052 7.3% 7.9%
1994 693,050 650,058 42,992 6.2% 6.9%
1995 692,933 655,694 37,239 5.4% 6.3%
1996 699,412 667,114 32,298 4.6% 6.2%
1997 716,210 685,812 30,398 4.2% 6.4%
1998 723,177 697,429 25,748 3.6% 5.6%
1999 731,672 705,693 25,979 3.6% 5.2%
2000 733,284 708,288 24,996 3.4% 4.5%
2001 737,297 709,201 28,096 3.8% 4.9%
2002 754,090 718,442 35,648 4.7% 6.2%
2003 760,406 723,488 36,918 4.9% 6.4%
2004 767,042 730,779 36,263 4.7% 5.8%
2005 777,197 744,496 32,701 4.2% 5.0%
2006 787,335 756,568 30,767 3.9% 4.5%
2007 786,514 756,666 29,848 3.8% 4.4%
2008 793,907 754,554 39,353 5.0% 5.4%
2009 792,114 733,488 58,626 7.4% 8.4%
2010 778,551 716,989 61,562 7.9% 8.7%
2011 771,638 712,479 59,159 7.7% 8.3%
2012 778,227 716,784 61,443 7.9% 8.6%
2013 780,519 727,742 52,777 6.8% 7.8%
2014 765,069 723,564 41,505 5.4% 6.3%
2015 774,850 738,096 36,754 4.7% 5.2%
2016 774,238 739,954 34,284 4.4% 4.9%
2017 775,835 741,257 34,578 4.5% 4.6%
2018 775,521 745,813 29,708 3.8% 4.1%
2019 776,768 749,233 27,535 3.5% 3.8%
2020 764,564 699,613 64,951 8.5% 10.0%
2021 785,251 749,254 35,997 4.6% 7.0%
2022 800,832 775,848 24,984 3.1% 4.3%
2023 809,422 781,979 27,443 3.4% 4.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com