Stony Brook, NY

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2020 Population

11,785

5.17% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

45.9

2.55% 1-year decrease

2020 Poverty Rate

4.62%

23% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$122,470

1.66% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$466,000

0.909% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Stony Brook, NY had a population of 11.8k people with a median age of 45.9 and a median household income of $122,470. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Stony Brook, NY declined from 12,428 to 11,785, a −5.17% decrease and its median household income grew from $120,476 to $122,470, a 1.66% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Stony Brook, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (77.5%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (14.9%), White (Hispanic) (4.14%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.1%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.04%).

None of the households in Stony Brook, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.6% of the residents in Stony Brook, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Stony Brook, NY was $466,000, and the homeownership rate was 91.6%.

Most people in Stony Brook, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Stony Brook, NY was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Stony Brook, NY is home to a population of 11.8k people, from which 94.6% are citizens. As of 2020, 15.5% of Stony Brook, NY residents were born outside of the country (1.82k people).

In 2020, there were 5.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.13k people) in Stony Brook, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.76k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 488 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

94.6%

2020 Citizenship

94.6%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 94.6% of Stony Brook, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Stony Brook, NY was 94.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Stony Brook, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Stony Brook, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.13k ± 955
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.76k ± 952
White (Hispanic)
488 ± 259

5.18%

Hispanic Population

610 people

5.18% of the people in Stony Brook, NY are hispanic (610 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Stony Brook, NY as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

15.5%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

1.82k people

13.6%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

1.7k people

As of 2020, 15.5% of Stony Brook, NY residents (1.82k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Stony Brook, NY was 13.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Stony Brook, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
128 ± 57
Korea
58 ± 48
Gulf War (1990s)
51 ± 53

Stony Brook, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.21 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Stony Brook, NY employs 5.6k people. The largest industries in Stony Brook, NY are Educational Services (1,324 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (853 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (684 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($135,114), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($130,048), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($126,912).

Employment

Occupations

5.6k

2020 Value

± 562

−13.3%

1 Year decline

± 15.7%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Stony Brook, NY declined at a rate of −13.3%, from 6.46k employees to 5.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Stony Brook, NY, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (981 people), Sales & Related Occupations (628 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (607 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Stony Brook, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.6k

2020 Value

± 562

−13.3%

1 Year decline

± 15.7%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Stony Brook, NY declined at a rate of −13.3%, from 6.46k employees to 5.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Stony Brook, NY, are Educational Services (1,324 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (853 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (684 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Stony Brook, NY, though some of these residents may live in Stony Brook, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$92,717

Median earning men ± $15,592

$51,826

Median earning women ± $9,223

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Manufacturing ($165,714), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($151,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($136,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Public Administration ($162,743), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($107,750), and Wholesale Trade ($83,636).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in New York. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from New York to other states, or from other states to New York.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound New York product (by dollars) was Misc. mfg. prods. with $140B, followed by Electronics ($74.5B) and Mixed freight ($67.4B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound New York products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for New York.

$818B

2020 Value in New York

$1.62T

Projected 2050 Value in New York

98% growth

In 2020, total outbound New York trade was $818B. This is expected to increase 98% to $1.62T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound New York trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from New York to other states, or from other states to New York.

Most Common Trade Partners

New Jersey
$67.2B
Pennsylvania
$49.9B
California
$31.3B

In 2020, the top outbound New York domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was New Jersey with $67.2B, followed by Pennsylvania with $49.9B and California and $31.3B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that New York shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing the state of New York. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New York is currently represented by 27 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from New York

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Chuck Schumer

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Kirsten Gillibrand

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 26, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing New York.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New York over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from New York

New York is currently represented by 27 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New York have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 1.36% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.5% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (4.01M), Bachelors Degree (3.13M), and Some college (2.8M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Stony Brook, NY was $466,000 in 2020, which is 2.03 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $461,800 to $466,000, a 0.909% increase. The homeownership rate in Stony Brook, NY is 91.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Stony Brook, NY have an average commute time of 31.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Stony Brook, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$466,000

Median Property Value 2020

±$13,304

$4,004

Median Property Taxes

±$503

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Stony Brook, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Stony Brook, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

91.6%

Homeownership

2020

61.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 91.6% of the housing units in Stony Brook, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 91%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Stony Brook, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 1580.09

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Stony Brook, NY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$122,470

Median Household Income

± $25,096

4.37k

Number of Households

± 539

In 2020, the median household income of the 4.37k households in Stony Brook, NY grew to $122,470 from the previous year's value of $120,476.

The following chart displays the households in Stony Brook, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Stony Brook, NY is from New York.

0.494

2020 Wage GINI in New York

0.497

2019 Wage GINI in New York

In 2020, the income inequality in New York was 0.494 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.645% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (73.3%)
Worked At Home (11.1%)
Public Transit (6.12%)

In 2020, 73.3% of workers in Stony Brook, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.1%) and those who used public transit to get to work (6.12%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Stony Brook, NY have a longer commute time (31.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 7.86% of the workforce in Stony Brook, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Stony Brook, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Stony Brook, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Stony Brook, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.62% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Stony Brook, NY (541 out of 11.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Stony Brook, NY is White, followed by Asian and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

99.7% of the population of Stony Brook, NY has health coverage, with 56.4% on employee plans, 4.66% on Medicaid, 18.3% on Medicare, 20.3% on non-group plans, and 0.0766% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in New York was $9,778 in 2014. This is a 4.57% increase from the previous year ($9,351).

Primary care physicians in Suffolk County, NY see 1379 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.32% increase from the previous year (1361 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1169 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 360 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for New York. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in New York, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Suffolk County, NY.

1,379 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Suffolk County, NY

Primary care physicians in Suffolk County, NY see an average of 1,379 patients per year. This represents a 1.32% increase from the previous year (1,361 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Suffolk County, NY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of New York across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.5% under 18 years, 15% between 18 and 34 years, 36.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.5% were men and 48.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

0.281%

Uninsured

56.4%

Employer Coverage

4.66%

Medicaid

18.3%

Medicare

20.3%

Non-Group

0.0766%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Stony Brook, NY declined by 73% from 1.04% to 0.281%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Stony Brook, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.