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Suffolk County, NY

Demographic and economic profile of Suffolk County, NY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Suffolk County is a large suburban county of 1.54 million residents with a median household income of $130,686 and GDP per capita of $68,902, reflecting a high-earning workforce where 39.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings sit at $57,112. The labor market is moderately sized with a 65.9% participation rate and 4.6% unemployment, supported by an 82.2% homeownership rate, though median home values of $539,500 and gross rents of $2,190/month signal elevated housing costs. The county posted 2.5% population growth over five years, maintains a low 6.4% poverty rate, and has a foreign-born share of 16.8%, with a mean commute of 31.7 minutes reflecting its orientation toward the broader New York metro labor market.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

1,535,909

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$130,686

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.5% since 2018

Suffolk County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone1,007,146 (65.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone150,706 (9.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race140,211 (9.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone114,943 (7.5%)
  • Asian Alone68,632 (4.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races41,369 (2.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish226,484
  2. 2.Other Indo-European48,329
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic16,185
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)15,640
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)13,144

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

16.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

48,220

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$68,902

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$56,341

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance223,189
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services102,817
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)82,545
  4. 4.Construction (Group)60,922
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing55,288

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations347,131
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations164,026
  3. 3.Service Occupations128,536
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations75,450
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations66,550

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.22×)224,070
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.13×)16,607
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.12×)60,753
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.11×)20,113
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.09×)56,936

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$539,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$2,190/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,999162,007 (38.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99984,823 (20.1%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99954,630 (13.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99939,113 (9.3%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,99924,619 (5.8%)
  • $2,000,000 or More12,207 (2.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

39.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$57,112

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone552,301 (72.1%)
  • Worked At Home92,314 (12.0%)
  • Carpooled57,626 (7.5%)
  • Public Transit37,116 (4.8%)
  • Walked10,668 (1.4%)
  • Other9,420 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.