Demographic Profile of Suffolk County, New York 2000

Demographic Profile of Suffolk County 2000

DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Suffolk County, New York
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SUBJECT	Number	Percent
Total population	1,419,369	100

SEX AND AGE
Total population	1,419,369	100
Male	695,010	49
Female	724,359	51

Under 5 years	100,304	7.1
5 to 9 years	109,690	7.7
10 to 14 years	103,930	7.3
15 to 19 years	88,558	6.2
20 to 24 years	75,665	5.3
25 to 34 years	191,695	13.5
35 to 44 years	251,600	17.7
45 to 54 years	197,593	13.9
55 to 59 years	75,535	5.3
60 to 64 years	57,241	4
65 to 74 years	91,906	6.5
75 to 84 years	55,650	3.9
85 years and over	20,002	1.4

Median age (years)	36.5	(X)

18 years and over	1,049,288	73.9
Male	504,979	35.6
Female	544,309	38.3
21 years and over	1,000,980	70.5
62 years and over	200,134	14.1
65 years and over	167,558	11.8
Male	69,428	4.9
Female	98,130	6.9

RACE
Total population	1,419,369	100
One race	1,390,185	97.9
White	1,200,755	84.6
Black or African American	98,553	6.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,807	0.3
American Indian	2,415	0.2
Alaska Native	17	0
Both American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0
American Indian or Alaska Native, not specified	1,375	0.1
Asian	34,711	2.4
Asian Indian	10,540	0.7
Chinese	10,018	0.7
Filipino	3,681	0.3
Japanese	995	0.1
Korean	4,209	0.3
Vietnamese	1,117	0.1
Other Asian	3,585	0.3
Two or more Asian categories	566	0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	484	0
Native Hawaiian	118	0
Guamanian or Chamorro	169	0
Samoan	67	0
Other Pacific Islander	129	0
Two or more Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander categories	1	0
Some other race	51,875	3.7
Two or more races	29,184	2.1
Two races including Some other race	15,895	1.1
Two races excluding Some other race, and three or more races	13,289	0.9
Two races excluding Some other race	11,521	0.8
Three or more races	1,768	0.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races listed. (The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.)
White	1,221,929	86.1
Black or African American	108,870	7.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	9,122	0.6
Asian	40,884	2.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,252	0.1
Some other race	68,469	4.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO
Total population	1,419,369	100
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	149,411	10.5
Mexican	6,959	0.5
Puerto Rican	51,256	3.6
Cuban	3,206	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	87,990	6.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,269,958	89.5
White alone	1,118,405	78.8

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO
Total population	1,419,369	100
One race	1,390,185	97.9
Hispanic or Latino	138,705	9.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,251,480	88.2
Two or more races	29,184	2.1
Hispanic or Latino	10,706	0.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,478	1.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	1,419,369	100
In households	1,390,791	98
Householder	469,299	33.1
Spouse	291,098	20.5
Child	464,648	32.7
Own child under 18 years	331,783	23.4
Other relatives	94,559	6.7
Under 18 years	29,591	2.1
Nonrelatives	71,187	5
Unmarried partner	21,647	1.5
In group quarters	28,578	2
Institutionalized population	11,252	0.8
Noninstitutionalized population	17,326	1.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	469,299	100
Family households (families)	360,422	76.8
With own children under 18 years	173,671	37
Married-couple family	291,098	62
With own children under 18 years	142,995	30.5
Female householder, no husband present	50,659	10.8
With own children under 18 years	23,454	5
Nonfamily households	108,877	23.2
Householder living alone	85,993	18.3
Householder 65 years and over	36,507	7.8
Detailed and local household type data are also available

Households with individuals under 18 years	190,215	40.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	116,924	24.9

Average household size	2.96	(X)
Average family size	3.36	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	522,323	100
Occupied housing units	469,299	89.8
Vacant housing units	53,024	10.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	38,350	7.3
Detailed and local occupancy data are also available

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	469,299	100
Owner-occupied housing units	374,360	79.8
Renter-occupied housing units	94,939	20.2

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.07	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.55	(X)

Not applicable

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT4, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

QT-PL: Race, Hispanic or Latino, and Age: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File
Geographic Area: Suffolk County, New York

SUBJECT	All ages		18 years and over
SUBJECT	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

RACE
Total population	1,419,369	100	1,049,288	100
One race	1,390,185	97.9	1,031,985	98.4
White	1,200,755	84.6	901,908	86
Black or African American	98,553	6.9	65,716	6.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,807	0.3	2,610	0.2
Asian	34,711	2.4	26,238	2.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	484	0	354	0
Some other race	51,875	3.7	35,159	3.4
Two or more races	29,184	2.1	17,303	1.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	1,419,369	100	1,049,288	100
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	149,411	10.5	100,798	9.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,269,958	89.5	948,490	90.4
One race	1,251,480	88.2	937,605	89.4
White	1,118,405	78.8	845,522	80.6
Black or African American	93,262	6.6	62,491	6
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,981	0.2	2,056	0.2
Asian	34,355	2.4	25,996	2.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	260	0	192	0
Some other race	2,217	0.2	1,348	0.1
Two or more races	18,478	1.3	10,885	1

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Matrices PL1, PL2, PL3, and PL4.

DP-2: Profile of Selected Social Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data
Geographic Area: Suffolk County, New York
NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4.

SUBJECT	Number	Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	387,491	100
Nursery school, preschool	31,658	8.2
Kindergarten	21,608	5.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	173,409	44.8
High school (grades 9-12)	78,724	20.3
College or graduate school	82,092	21.2
Detailed and local enrollment data is also available

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	942,401	100
Less than 9th grade	41,038	4.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	89,136	9.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	294,953	31.3
Some college, no degree	183,330	19.5
Associate degree	75,080	8
Bachelor's degree	147,323	15.6
Graduate or professional degree	111,541	11.8
Detailed and local attainment data is also available

Percent high school graduate or higher	(X)	86.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	(X)	27.5

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	1,105,658	100
Never married	285,732	25.8
Now married, except separated	644,918	58.3
Separated	23,547	2.1
Widowed	75,047	6.8
Female	60,517	5.5
Divorced	76,414	6.9
Female	46,333	4.2

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	34,363	100
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	7,777	22.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	1,049,306	100
Civilian veterans	119,918	11.4

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	316,675	100
With a disability	21,279	6.7

Population 21 to 64 years	831,293	100
With a disability	135,001	16.2
Percent employed	(X)	59
No disability	696,292	83.8
Percent employed	(X)	78

Population 65 years and over	159,498	100
With a disability	57,805	36.2

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	1,319,377	100
Same house in 1995	854,055	64.7
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	438,846	33.3
Same county	295,589	22.4
Different county	143,257	10.9
Same state	107,972	8.2
Different state	35,285	2.7
Elsewhere in 1995	26,476	2

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	1,419,369	100
Native	1,260,844	88.8
Born in United States	1,238,725	87.3
State of residence	1,127,869	79.5
Different state	110,856	7.8
Born outside United States	22,119	1.6
Foreign born	158,525	11.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000	54,970	3.9
Naturalized citizen	77,416	5.5
Not a citizen	81,109	5.7

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	158,525	100
Europe	46,047	29
Asia	31,211	19.7
Africa	2,698	1.7
Oceania	304	0.2
Latin America	76,040	48
Northern America	2,225	1.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	1,319,377	100
English only	1,094,244	82.9
Language other than English	225,133	17.1
Speak English less than "very well"	88,440	6.7
Spanish	115,677	8.8
Speak English less than "very well"	53,958	4.1
Other Indo-European languages	83,773	6.3
Speak English less than "very well"	24,414	1.9
Asian and Pacific Island languages	19,981	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	8,679	0.7

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	1,419,369	100
Total ancestries reported	1,756,313	123.7
Arab	4,789	0.3
Czech *	10,750	0.8
Danish	4,348	0.3
Dutch	13,044	0.9
English	82,612	5.8
French (except Basque) *	26,055	1.8
French Canadian *	7,293	0.5
German	244,179	17.2
Greek	18,419	1.3
Hungarian	11,878	0.8
Irish *	325,478	22.9
Italian	408,572	28.8
Lithuanian	5,793	0.4
Norwegian	14,976	1.1
Polish	85,175	6
Portuguese	6,366	0.4
Russian	35,002	2.5
Scotch-Irish	12,904	0.9
Scottish	15,749	1.1
Slovak	1,799	0.1
Subsaharan African	5,092	0.4
Swedish	15,349	1.1
Swiss	3,064	0.2
Ukrainian	8,181	0.6
United States or American	42,448	3
Welsh	3,604	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	20,621	1.5
Other ancestries	322,773	22.7
* The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Detailed and local ancestry data is also available

Not applicable

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

DP-3: Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data
Geographic Area: Suffolk County, New York
NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4

SUBJECT	Number	Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over	1,086,848	100
In labor force	711,625	65.5
Civilian labor force	711,026	65.4
Employed	683,062	62.8
Unemployed	27,964	2.6
Percent of civilian labor force	(X)	3.9
Armed Forces	599	0.1
Not in labor force	375,223	34.5

Females 16 years and over	563,156	100
In labor force	325,843	57.9
Civilian labor force	325,773	57.8
Employed	312,477	55.5

Own children under 6 years	115,909	100
All parents in family in labor force	60,664	52.3

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	670,406	100
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	523,534	78.1
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	66,911	10
Public transportation (including taxicab)	45,808	6.8
Walked	11,081	1.7
Other means	5,271	0.8
Worked at home	17,801	2.7
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	31.8	(X)

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	683,062	100
Management, professional, and related occupations	243,868	35.7
Service occupations	98,292	14.4
Sales and office occupations	196,619	28.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1,796	0.3
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	69,347	10.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	73,140	10.7
Detailed and local occupation data is also available

INDUSTRY
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	683,062	100
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	2,369	0.3
Construction	51,079	7.5
Manufacturing	65,316	9.6
Wholesale trade	29,859	4.4
Retail trade	82,376	12.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	40,393	5.9
Information	27,290	4
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	53,510	7.8
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	70,611	10.3
Educational, health and social services	154,495	22.6
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	38,438	5.6
Other services (except public administration)	29,202	4.3
Public administration	38,124	5.6
Detailed and local industry data is also available

CLASS OF WORKER
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	683,062	100
Private wage and salary workers	522,597	76.5
Government workers	122,849	18
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	36,469	5.3
Unpaid family workers	1,147	0.2

INCOME IN 1999
Households	469,535	100
Less than $10,000	21,180	4.5
$10,000 to $14,999	16,421	3.5
$15,000 to $24,999	34,146	7.3
$25,000 to $34,999	37,991	8.1
$35,000 to $49,999	60,667	12.9
$50,000 to $74,999	101,668	21.7
$75,000 to $99,999	77,601	16.5
$100,000 to $149,999	75,831	16.2
$150,000 to $199,999	24,686	5.3
$200,000 or more	19,344	4.1
Median household income (dollars)	65,288	(X)

With earnings	394,098	83.9
Mean earnings (dollars)	78,901	(X)
With Social Security income	128,912	27.5
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,704	(X)
With Supplemental Security Income	15,984	3.4
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,404	(X)
With public assistance income	7,104	1.5
Mean public assistance income (dollars)	4,277	(X)
With retirement income	91,713	19.5
Mean retirement income (dollars)	20,124	(X)

Families	362,857	100
Less than $10,000	8,561	2.4
$10,000 to $14,999	6,936	1.9
$15,000 to $24,999	19,237	5.3
$25,000 to $34,999	26,178	7.2
$35,000 to $49,999	45,422	12.5
$50,000 to $74,999	83,544	23
$75,000 to $99,999	67,264	18.5
$100,000 to $149,999	66,871	18.4
$150,000 to $199,999	21,955	6.1
$200,000 or more	16,889	4.7
Median family income (dollars)	72,112	(X)

Per capita income (dollars)	26,577	(X)
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	50,046	(X)
Female full-time, year-round workers	33,281	(X)

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	14,327	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	3.9
With related children under 18 years	10,928	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	5.7
With related children under 5 years	5,169	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	6.7

Families with female householder, no husband present	6,558	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	13.5
With related children under 18 years	5,705	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	20.4
With related children under 5 years	2,447	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	29

Individuals	83,171	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	6
18 years and over