Riverhead

Population: 15,073
Median household income: $83,521
Median home value: $449,000

Riverhead, a community in Suffolk County, New York, has 15,073 residents. At $83,521, its median household income sits below Suffolk County's $128,329.

From 2019 to 2023, Riverhead's population grew 6.2% from 14,196 to 15,073, while its median home value rose 34.4% from $334,100 to $449,000.

The largest age group is 65 to 74, 16.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 42.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,073
Median age: 44.1 yrs
Median household income: $83,521
Median home value: $449,000
Median gross rent: $2,208
Housing units: 5,463
Homeownership rate: 60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,19615,073

Median household income

$52,126$83,521

Median home value

$334,100$449,000

Median gross rent

$1,385$2,208

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,196	$52,126	$334,100	$1,385
2020	13,879	$64,865	$357,700	$1,492
2021	14,315	$63,977	$368,400	$1,506
2022	14,388	$73,197	$410,000	$1,833
2023	15,073	$83,521	$449,000	$2,208

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 448.6%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7416.7%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	976	6.5%
5 to 17	2,373	15.7%
18 to 24	1,116	7.4%
25 to 34	2,089	13.9%
35 to 44	1,302	8.6%
45 to 54	1,402	9.3%
55 to 64	2,087	13.8%
65 to 74	2,513	16.7%
75 and over	1,215	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,463	42.9%
Black or African American	1,807	12.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.1%
Asian	462	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	340	2.3%
Two or more races	1,002	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,984	33.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.9%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,639	24.9%
High school graduate	3,656	34.5%
Some college or associate's	2,401	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	989	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	923	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.4%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,109	82.6%
Carpooled	483	7.8%
Public transit	24	0.4%
Walked	209	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	246	4.0%
Other means	113	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,256	38.0%
15 to 29 min	1,106	18.6%
30 to 44 min	1,161	19.6%
45 to 59 min	604	10.2%
60+ min	811	13.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 10.4% (1,544 of 14,901)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,495	69.1%
Nonfamily households	1,565	30.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,060	92.6%
Vacant	403	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,071	60.7%
Renter-occupied	1,989	39.3%

1-unit, detached55.5%

1-unit, attached17.2%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units8.8%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other7.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,031	55.5%
1-unit, attached	942	17.2%
2 to 4 units	454	8.3%
5 to 19 units	483	8.8%
20 or more units	154	2.8%
Mobile home & other	399	7.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3661973
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 1.73 sq mi
Center point: 40.9513, -72.6761

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