# Suffolk County, New York demographics

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Suffolk County, New York (county FIPS 36103) has a median household income of $130,686 (±$1,707) and a total population of 1,530,146 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 109 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 1,530,146 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 41.7 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 512,565 | ±1,647 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $130,686 | ±$1,707 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $578,400 | ±$2,887 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $2,255 | ±$27 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 82.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 17.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 90.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 40.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 6.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 36103 |
| Land area | 910.93 sq mi |
| Water area | 1,462.32 sq mi |
| Population density | 1,680 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [11901](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11901) | 6.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [11937](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11937) | 4.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11949](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11949) | 4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11968](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11968) | 3% | 100% | Yes |
| [11743](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11743) | 2.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [11933](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11933) | 2.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [11746](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11746) | 2.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [11954](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11954) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [11706](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11706) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [11772](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11772) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [11768](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11768) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [11961](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11961) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [11787](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11787) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [11963](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11963) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [11763](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11763) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11946](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11946) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11967](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11967) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11976](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11976) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11747](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11747) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11779](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11779) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11980](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11980) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [11733](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11733) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [11702](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11702) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [11780](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11780) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [11971](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11971) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [11717](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11717) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [11935](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11935) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11953](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11953) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11978](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11978) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11792](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11792) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11725](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11725) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11727](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11727) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11964](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11964) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11952](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11952) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11764](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11764) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11716](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11716) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [11788](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11788) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [11930](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11930) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [11942](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11942) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [11731](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11731) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [11720](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11720) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [11704](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11704) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [11741](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11741) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [11754](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11754) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [11790](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11790) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [11932](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11932) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [11776](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11776) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [11722](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11722) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [11757](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11757) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [11778](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11778) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [11957](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11957) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [11729](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11729) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [11959](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11959) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [11766](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11766) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [11962](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11962) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [11735](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11735) | 0.6% | 54% | Yes |
| [11977](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11977) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [11795](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11795) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [11713](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11713) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [11782](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11782) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [11934](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11934) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [11784](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11784) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [11719](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11719) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [11742](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11742) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [11940](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11940) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11738](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11738) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11798](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11798) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11786](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11786) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11951](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11951) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11701](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11701) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11730](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11730) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11777](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11777) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11769](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11769) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11767](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11767) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11941](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11941) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11944](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11944) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11975](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11975) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [06390](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/06390) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11752](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11752) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11751](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11751) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11724](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11724) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11950](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11950) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11740](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11740) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11739](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11739) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11705](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11705) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11755](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11755) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11703](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11703) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [11958](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11958) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [11948](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11948) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [11965](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11965) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [11726](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11726) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [11721](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11721) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [11973](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11973) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [11939](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11939) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [11955](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11955) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [11749](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11749) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [11960](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11960) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [11715](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11715) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [11789](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11789) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [11956](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11956) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11796](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11796) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11718](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11718) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11972](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11972) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11770](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11770) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11970](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11970) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [11794](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11794) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [11931](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11931) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [11947](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11947) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [11758](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11758) | 0% | 0% |  |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:103&in=state:36
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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```sh
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```

MCP tool: `get_us_demographics {"county_fips":"36103"}`

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