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Suffolk County, New York

SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.

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Population:

  • Total Population: 1,419,369
  • Males: 694,513
  • Females: 724,856

Ethnicity:

  • White: 1,117,720
  • Black/African American: 92,351
  • Hispanic: 149,422
  • Native American/Eskimo: 3,146
  • Asian: 33,875
  • Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 276
  • Other: 2,128
  • 2 or more: 20,451

Top 5 Languages spoken at home:

  1. English only (1,094,245)
  2. Spanish (115,670)
  3. Italian (25,500)
  4. German (8,130)
  5. French (7,790)

Top 9 Countries of Origin for Immigrants (pop. > 5000)

Total Reported: 158,525

  1. El Salvador (18,499)
  2. Italy (10,771)
  3. Dominican Republic (8,041)
  4. Colombia (7,125)
  5. Germany (6,124)
  6. Ecuador (6,092)
  7. India (5,885)
  8. Poland (5,746)
  9. Jamaica (5,371)

Top 5 Religions by Adherents:

  1. Catholic Church (734,174)
  2. Jewish Estimate (100,000)
  3. United Methodist Church, The (22,448)
  4. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (19,378)
  5. Episcopal Church (16,234)

Migrant Health Clinics

    Disabilities:

    • Total Reported: 375,482
    • Sensory: 29,364
    • Physical: 89,190
    • Mental: 47,469
    • Self-care: 29,682
    • Go outside home: 76,278
    • Employment: 99,385

    Grandparents as caregivers

    Grandparents as caregivers: 7,777

    Heating fuel:

    • Total Reported: 469,299
    • Utility gas: 129,887
    • Bottled or LP gas: 8,920
    • Electricity: 30,153
    • Fuel oil, kerosene: 297,010
    • Coal or Coke: 498
    • Wood: 826
    • Solar Energy: 98
    • Other fuel: 1,434
    • No fuel used: 473

    Vehicles available:

    • Total Reported: 898,426
    • No vehicle: 47,514
    • 1 or more vehicle: 850,912

    Education Attainment:

    • No School: 8,775
    • No High School: 32,263
    • Some High School: 89,136
    • High School: 294,953
    • Some College: 183,330
    • Associate's Degree: 75,080
    • College Degree: 147,323
    • Master's Degree: 79,535
    • Professional Degree: 23,071
    • Doctoral Degree: 8,935

    Household Phones:

    • Households Reporting: 469,299
    • Owners with phone: 373,280
    • Owners without phone: 1,091
    • Renters with phone: 93,102
    • Renters without phone: 1,826

    10 closest counties:

    1. Fairfield County, Connecticut
    2. New Haven County, Connecticut
    3. Nassau County, New York
    4. Middlesex County, Connecticut
    5. Westchester County, New York
    6. Queens County, New York
    7. Bronx County, New York
    8. Putnam County, New York
    9. Litchfield County, Connecticut
    10. Kings County, New York

    Data Detail

    Zip Codes in county:

    00501, 00544, 06390, 11701, 11702, 11703, 11704, 11705, 11706, 11707, 11708, 11713, 11715, 11716, 11717, 11718, 11719, 11720, 11721, 11722, 11724, 11725, 11726, 11727, 11729, 11730, 11731, 11733, 11738, 11739, 11740, 11741, 11742, 11743, 11745, 11746, 11747, 11749, 11750, 11751, 11752, 11754, 11755, 11757, 11760, 11763, 11764, 11766, 11767, 11768, 11769, 11770, 11772, 11775, 11776, 11777, 11778, 11779, 11780, 11782, 11784, 11786, 11787, 11788, 11789, 11790, 11792, 11794, 11795, 11796, 11798, 11805, 11901, 11930, 11931, 11932, 11933, 11934, 11935, 11937, 11939, 11940, 11941, 11942, 11944, 11946, 11947, 11948, 11949, 11950, 11951, 11952, 11953, 11954, 11955, 11956, 11957, 11958, 11959, 11960, 11961, 11962, 11963, 11964, 11965, 11967, 11968, 11969, 11970, 11971, 11972, 11973, 11975, 11976, 11977, 11978, 11980

    Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:

    • WLNY (716 TV) MELVILLE, NY
    • WXBA (88.1 FM) BRENTWOOD, NY
    • WSHR (91.9 FM) LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY
    • WLNG (92.1 FM) SAG HARBOR, NY
    • WEHM (92.9 FM) SOUTHOLD, NY
    • WMJC (94.3 FM) MELVILLE, NY
    • WLVG (96.1 FM) RIVERHEAD, NY
    • WEHN (96.9 FM) AMAGANSETT, NY
    • WALK-FM (97.5 FM) PARCHOGUE, NY
    • WBEA (101.7 FM) SOUTHOLD, NY
    • WBAZ (102.5 FM) SOUTHOLD, NY
    • WBZO (103.1 FM) MELVILLE, NY
    • WRCN-FM (103.9 FM) MEDFORD, NY
    • WMOS (104.7 FM) AMAGANSETT, NY
    • WNYH (740 AM) MELVILLE, NY
    • WALK (1370 AM) PATCHOGUE, NY
    • WRIV (1390 AM) RIVERHEAD, NY
    • WNYG (1440 AM) BABYLON, NY
    • WFTU (1570 AM) MEDFORD, NY
    • WLIM (1580 AM) PATCHOGUE, NY
    • Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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