Suffern

Population: 11,395
Median household income: $100,737
Median home value: $350,200

Located in Rockland County, New York, Suffern is a community with a population of 11,395. The median household income of $100,737 is below the Rockland County median ($110,631).

Between 2019 and 2023, Suffern's population grew 4.1% from 10,943 to 11,395, while its median home value rose 12.6% from $310,900 to $350,200.

The median resident is 41.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,395
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $100,737
Median home value: $350,200
Median gross rent: $2,068
Housing units: 4,799
Homeownership rate: 70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,94311,395

Median household income

$81,845$100,737

Median home value

$310,900$350,200

Median gross rent

$1,557$2,068

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,943	$81,845	$310,900	$1,557
2020	10,945	$86,383	$308,500	$1,563
2021	11,376	$87,480	$309,400	$1,720
2022	11,376	$94,688	$336,300	$1,848
2023	11,395	$100,737	$350,200	$2,068

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	599	5.3%
5 to 17	2,048	18.0%
18 to 24	871	7.6%
25 to 34	1,300	11.4%
35 to 44	1,348	11.8%
45 to 54	1,725	15.1%
55 to 64	1,421	12.5%
65 to 74	1,091	9.6%
75 and over	992	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,462	56.7%
Black or African American	1,827	16.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	630	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	33	0.3%
Two or more races	362	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,081	18.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate21.7%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree23.7%

Graduate or professional degree20.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	724	9.2%
High school graduate	1,711	21.7%
Some college or associate's	1,999	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,864	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,579	20.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit2.4%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,449	79.0%
Carpooled	297	5.3%
Public transit	137	2.4%
Walked	37	0.7%
Bicycle	9	0.2%
Worked from home	627	11.1%
Other means	75	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,067	21.3%
15 to 29 min	1,481	29.6%
30 to 44 min	1,217	24.3%
45 to 59 min	682	13.6%
60+ min	557	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 4.4% (497 of 11,198)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,666	58.6%
Nonfamily households	1,885	41.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,551	94.8%
Vacant	248	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,203	70.4%
Renter-occupied	1,348	29.6%

1-unit, detached28.6%

1-unit, attached16.9%

2 to 4 units32.2%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units13.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,372	28.6%
1-unit, attached	810	16.9%
2 to 4 units	1,544	32.2%
5 to 19 units	410	8.5%
20 or more units	663	13.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3671894
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.1 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 41.1120, -74.1414