Riverhead town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 35,759 ( 2,253 from 2010 )
Land area: 67.4 square miles
Population density: 530.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	25,712	71.90%	1.1%
Black:	2,576	7.20%	3.0%
Indian:	15	0.04%	62.5%
Asian:	841	2.35%	126.1%
2+ races:	796	2.23%	65.8%
Hispanic:	5,684	15.90%	22.3%

Total non-White:	10,047	28.10%	24.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	291	1.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,962	7.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
33,506
25,421	75.87%
2,501	7.46%
40	0.12%
372	1.11%
480	1.43%
4,649	13.88%
8,085	24.13%

2000
27,680
22,385	80.87%
2,749	9.93%
59	0.21%
315	1.14%
456	1.65%
1,716	6.20%
5,295	19.13%

1990
23,011
19,369	84.17%
2,872	12.48%
26	0.11%
186	0.81%
n/a
521	2.26%
3,642	15.83%

1980
20,243
17,169	84.81%
2,687	13.27%
53	0.26%
72	0.36%
n/a
246	1.22%
3,074	15.19%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

3,036	11.0
2,790	10.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

3,016	13.1
1,653	7.2

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2,200	10.9
568	2.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Riverhead town, 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
Number	Percent
52.4
6,227	17.4%
29,532	82.6%
9,955	27.8%

14,007
2.50

9,329	66.6%
7,427	79.6%
413	4.4%
4,678	33.4%

2010
Number	Percent
44.1
6,838	20.4%
26,668	79.6%
6,498	19.4%

12,990
2.52

8,525	65.6%
6,664	78.2%
585	6.9%
4,465	34.4%

2000
Number	Percent
40.4
6,358	23.0%
21,322	77.0%
5,145	18.6%

10,773
2.49

7,320	67.9%
5,859	80.0%
665	9.1%
3,453	32.1%

1990
Number	Percent
38.7
5,274	22.9%
17,737	77.1%
4,761	20.7%

8,687
2.56

6,300	72.5%
5,013	79.6%
513	8.1%
2,387	27.5%

1980
Number	Percent
37.0
5,049	24.9%
15,194	75.1%
3,893	19.2%

7,572
2.59

5,601	74.0%
4,622	82.5%
460	8.2%
1,971	26.0%

2022 Housing Data for Riverhead town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	737	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	312	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	366	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	358	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	801	5.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	301	2.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	305	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	427	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	440	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	940	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,026	7.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,711	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,198	8.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,222	8.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,761	12.6%
$200,000 or more	2,102	15.0%

Median Household Income	88,097
Per Capita Income	47,628

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	921	6.6%
Public Assistance	321	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,119	8.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	11,771	70.3%
Unemployed	646	3.9%
In Armed Forces	20	0.1%

Total Labor Force	12,437	74.3%
Not in Labor Force	4,303	25.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	5,674	4,256	57.1%
Non-Profit	406	672	37.7%
Self-Employed	1,868	733	71.8%

Local Government	820	1,062	43.6%
State Government	109	229	32.2%
Federal Government	210	146	59.0%

Total Private + Self	7,542	4,989	60.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,545	2,109	42.3%
Total	9,087	7,098	56.1%

Pct. Govt.	15.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,310	14.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,923	24.1%
Professional, Technical	3,272	20.1%
Service Occupations	3,007	18.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	143	0.9%
All others	3,745	23.0%

White Collar		58.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,333	14.4%
Construction	2,208	13.6%
Retail trade	1,830	11.3%
Educational services	1,602	9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,210	7.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,181	7.3%
Public administration	782	4.8%
Other services	729	4.5%
Manufacturing	691	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	667	4.1%
Finance and insurance	610	3.8%
Accommodation and food services	565	3.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	516	3.2%
Wholesale trade	502	3.1%
Information	312	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	213	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	161	1.0%
Utilities	145	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	746	2.09%
Puerto Rican	332	0.93%
Cuban	85	0.24%
Dominican	237	0.66%

Total Central American	3,144	8.79%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	1,602	4.48%
Honduran	327	0.91%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	1,215	3.40%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	895	2.50%
Argentinean	52	0.15%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	721	2.02%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	101	0.28%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	21	0.06%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	245	0.69%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	232	0.65%
Indonesian	146	0.41%
Korean	133	0.37%
Filipino	65	0.18%
Bangladeshi	63	0.18%
Japanese	22	0.06%
Thai	20	0.06%
Chinese	8	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	27,899	82.1%
Spanish	3,937	11.6%
Other Indo-European	899	2.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	768	2.3%
Other	230	0.7%
German, other Germanic	96	0.3%
Korean	59	0.2%
Other Asian	53	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	18	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	6,136	17.2%
Irish	6,065	17.0%
German	5,671	15.9%
Polish	3,103	8.7%
American	3,010	8.4%
English	2,014	5.6%
European	533	1.5%
Dutch	464	1.3%
Jamaican	448	1.3%
Russian	426	1.2%
Swedish	423	1.2%
French	312	0.9%
Greek	297	0.8%
Norwegian	291	0.8%
Lithuanian	275	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	32,892	92.0%
Not a citizen	2,867	8.0%

Native	29,961	83.8%
Foreign-born	5,798	16.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,217	8.2%	1,350	5.0%	8,418	31.0%	7,286	26.8%	4,057	14.9%	3,863	14.2%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,217	8.2%
9-12 Years	1,350	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	8,418	31.0%
Some College	7,286	26.8%
Bach. Degree	4,057	14.9%
Grad Degree	3,863	14.2%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +739	D +863	D + 7.3%
D +1,602
2020 vs. 2012	R +2,111	R +1,176	R + 5.8%
D +935
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,815	R +1,459	R + 7.9%
D +356

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,076	R +2,322	R + 15.2%
D -1,246
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	63%	Donald Trump* (R)	9,783	54.6%	Joe Biden (D)	7,896	44.1%	232	1.3%	17,911	17	8	0.21%
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	9,044	57.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	6,294	39.6%	538	3.4%	15,876	20	11	0.21%
2012	55%	Mitt Romney (R)	7,672	51.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	6,961	47.0%	172	1.2%	14,805	17	5	0.21%
2008	61%	John McCain (R)	7,968	50.8%	Barack Obama (D)	7,540	48.0%	189	1.2%	15,697	15	5	0.21%
2004	64%	George W. Bush* (R)	7,869	52.5%	John Kerry (D)	6,770	45.2%	343	2.3%	14,982	12	2	0.20%
2000	57%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	6,064	49.5%	George W. Bush (R)	5,563	45.4%	617	5.0%	12,244	10	-2	0.18%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Aquebogue CDP

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

7,896

44.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

9,783

54.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

101

0.6%

Other

131

0.7%

TOTAL

17,911

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 8

2016 President, Aquebogue CDP

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

6,294

39.6%

Donald Trump (R)

9,044

57.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

294

1.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

153

1.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

15,876

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 11

2012 President, Riverhead town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

6,961

47.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

7,672

51.8%

Other

172

1.2%

TOTAL

14,805

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Riverhead town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

7,540

48.0%

John McCain (R)

7,968

50.8%

Other

189

1.2%

TOTAL

15,697

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Riverhead town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

7,869

52.5%

John Kerry (D)

6,770

45.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

314

2.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

14,982

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Riverhead town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

5,563

45.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

6,064

49.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

419

3.4%

Other

198

1.6%

TOTAL

12,244

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Riverhead town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	46%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	6,455	50.7%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	6,270	49.2%	10 [+]	0.1%	12,735	18	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 10 (0.1%);
2018	G	46%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	6,739	52.4%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	5,864	45.6%	253 [+]	2.0%	12,856	16	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Howie Hawkins (Green) 92 (0.7%); Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 87 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 74 (0.6%);
2016	S3	55%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	8,499	56.3%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	6,423	42.5%	186 [+]	1.2%	15,108	15	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 107 (0.7%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 75 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);
2014	G	33%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	4,481	50.0%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	4,230	47.2%	246 [+]	2.7%	8,957	10	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 206 (2.3%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 31 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.1%);
2014	G	33%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	4,481	50.0%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	4,230	47.2%	254 [+]	2.8%	8,965	10	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 206 (2.3%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 31 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.1%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 8 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	16,668
Median Value	$437,700

Occupied	14,007	84.0%
Vacant	2,661	16.0%

Owned	11,142	79.5%
Rented	2,865	20.5%
Median Rent	$1,885

Single-Family Units	12,650	75.9%
Detached	11,587	69.5%
Attached	1,063	6.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	978	5.9%
Mobile Homes	2,368	14.2%

Riverhead town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Riverhead town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Riverhead town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Riverhead town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Riverhead town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Riverhead town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Riverhead town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Riverhead town, NY