Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY

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2024 Population
126,181
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
40.6
0.247% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
7.37%
7.2% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$112,185
1.73% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$473,900
5.73% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
65,238
0.631% 1-year decline

About

22.5% of the households in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, 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.

94.5% of the residents in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY are St. Joseph's College-Long Island (1,288 degrees awarded in 2019).

In 2024, the median property value in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY was $473,900, and the homeownership rate was 76%.

Most people in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY is home to a population of 126k people, from which 94.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 15.3% of Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY residents were born outside of the country (19.3k people).

In 2024, there were 7.67 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (77.7k people) in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 10k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY are Spanish (16,898 households), Haitian (1,255 households), and Portuguese (1,173 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
65,610
Women
51.2%
62,433
Men
48.8%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 128,043 inhabitants, with 48.8% men, and 51.2% women.

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Citizenship

94.5%
2024 Citizenship
94.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.5% of Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY was 94.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    77.7k ± 2.99k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    10.1k ± 1.53k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    10k ± 1.39k
21.8%
Hispanic Population
27.5k people

In 2024, there were 7.67 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (77.7k people) in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 10k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

21.8% of the people in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY are hispanic (27.5k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Ecuador
    3,104 ± 1,351 people
  2. Colombia
    1,289 ± 877 people
  3. El Salvador
    1,260 ± 867 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY was Ecuador, the natal country of 3,104 Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY residents, followed by Colombia with 1,289 and El Salvador with 1,260.

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Foreign-Born Population

15.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
19.3k people
16%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
20.5k people

As of 2024, 15.3% of Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY residents (19.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY was 16%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    16,898 households (14.2%)
  2. Haitian
    1,255 households (1.06%)
  3. Portuguese
    1,173 households (0.987%)

22.5% of the households in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY was Spanish. 14.2% of the households in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,639 ± 335
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    788 ± 245
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    377 ± 169

Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.08 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY employs 65.2k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY were Elementary & secondary schools (6,015 people), Construction (5,332 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (4,176 people), and the highest paying industries were Nondepository credit & related activities ($237,660), Savings institutions, including credit unions ($169,643), and Management, scientific & technical consulting services ($142,389).

Males in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY have an average income that is 1.25 times higher than the average income of females, which is $74,779. The income inequality in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY (measured using the Gini index) is 0.424, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
32,138
Women
49.3%
33,100
Men
50.7%

The workforce of Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY in 2023 was 65,238 people, with 49.3% woman, and 50.7% men.

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Occupations

65.2k
2023 Value
−0.631%
1 Year decline
± −0.631%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY declined at a rate of −0.631%, from 65.7k employees to 65.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY, are Registered nurses (2,300 people), Other managers (1,682 people), and Cashiers (1,677 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

65.2k
2023 Value
−0.631%
1 Year decline
± −0.631%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY declined at a rate of −0.631%, from 65.7k employees to 65.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY, are Elementary & secondary schools (6,015 people), Construction (5,332 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (4,176 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY, though some of these residents may live in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$70,724
Median earning men ± $3,696
$52,971
Median earning women ± $2,162

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($250,001), Public Administration ($103,904), and Wholesale Trade ($90,054).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($68,611), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,792), and Wholesale Trade ($61,731).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

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Education

In 2019, universities in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY awarded 1,288 degrees. The student population of Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY in 2019 is skewed towards women, with 1,145 male students and 2,814 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY are White (836 and 64.9%), Unknown (236 and 18.3%), Hispanic or Latino (122 and 9.47%), and Black or African American (50 and 3.88%).

The largest universities in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY by number of degrees awarded are St. Joseph's College-Long Island (1,288 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY are General Special Education & Teaching (263 and 20.4%), General Business Administration & Management (194 and 15.1%), and Accounting (91 and 7.07%).

The median tuition cost in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY for private four year colleges is $28,590.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2019 in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 73%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 34.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2019 was 3,959 (28.9% men and 71.1% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2019 there were 3,959 students enrolled in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY, 28.9% men and 71.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,507 records, of which 70.6% were women and 29.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Special Education & Teaching
    145 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    133 degrees awarded
  3. General Psychology
    59 degrees awarded

In 2019, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY was General Special Education & Teaching with 145 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
St. Joseph's College-Long Island
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
1,288 degrees awarded

In 2019, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was St. Joseph's College-Long Island with 1,288 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2019, 395 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY, which is 0.442 times less than the 893 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2019, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 836 degrees mean that there were 3.54 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 236 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($28,590) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2019.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($610) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2019.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 2.05% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.33% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (28.7k), Some college (19.3k), and Bachelors Degree (19.2k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY was $473,900 in 2024, which is 1.42 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $448,200 to $473,900, a 5.73% increase. The homeownership rate in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY is 76%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY have an average commute time of 32.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$473,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$5,972
$34,794
Median Property Taxes
±$1,532

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 Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

76%
Homeownership
2024
60.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 76% of the housing units in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$112,185
Median Household Income
± $5,119
45.8k
Number of Households
± 1,880

In 2024, the median household income of the 45.8k households in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY declined from $112,185 from the previous year's value of $114,161.

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Wage Distribution

0.424
2023 Wage GINI in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY
0.432
2022 Wage GINI in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY

In 2023, the income inequality in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY was 0.424 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.87% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.44%)
  3. Carpooled (6.75%)

In 2024, 77.2% of workers in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.44%) and those who carpooled to work (6.75%).

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Commute Time

32.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY have a longer commute time (32.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.18% of the workforce in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.37% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY (9.22k out of 125k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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Health

96% of the population of Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY has health coverage, with 57.8% on employee plans, 13.2% on Medicaid, 12% on Medicare, 12.5% on non-group plans, and 0.534% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,245 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New York

Primary care physicians in New York see an average of 1,245 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.7% under 18 years, 21.3% between 18 and 34 years, 41% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.95%
Uninsured
57.8%
Employer Coverage
13.2%
Medicaid
12%
Medicare
12.5%
Non-Group
0.534%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY grew by 1.66% from 3.89% to 3.95%.

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