Stony Brook

Population: 12,827
Median household income: $162,054
Median home value: $587,300

Stony Brook, a community in Suffolk County, New York, has 12,827 residents. Its median household income of $162,054 runs above the Suffolk County figure of $128,329.

From 2019 to 2023, Stony Brook's population grew 3.2% from 12,428 to 12,827, while its median home value rose 27.2% from $461,800 to $587,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 77.9% of the population. 71.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,827
Median age: 45.4 yrs
Median household income: $162,054
Median home value: $587,300
Median gross rent: $2,643
Housing units: 4,964
Homeownership rate: 90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,42812,827

Median household income

$120,476$162,054

Median home value

$461,800$587,300

Median gross rent

$2,205$2,643

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,428	$120,476	$461,800	$2,205
2020	11,785	$122,470	$466,000	$2,177
2021	12,048	$129,625	$487,300	$2,449
2022	12,501	$145,487	$576,800	$2,831
2023	12,827	$162,054	$587,300	$2,643

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 5416.2%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	556	4.3%
5 to 17	2,051	16.0%
18 to 24	1,314	10.2%
25 to 34	1,285	10.0%
35 to 44	1,114	8.7%
45 to 54	2,082	16.2%
55 to 64	1,596	12.4%
65 to 74	1,524	11.9%
75 and over	1,305	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,997	77.9%
Black or African American	340	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,443	11.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	60	0.5%
Two or more races	50	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	937	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.0%

High school graduate13.0%

Some college or associate's16.9%

Bachelor's degree24.0%

Graduate or professional degree44.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	179	2.0%
High school graduate	1,159	13.0%
Some college or associate's	1,501	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,136	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3,931	44.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit4.4%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home16.6%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,507	71.0%
Carpooled	264	4.2%
Public transit	281	4.4%
Walked	142	2.2%
Bicycle	74	1.2%
Worked from home	1,051	16.6%
Other means	25	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,367	25.8%
15 to 29 min	1,506	28.5%
30 to 44 min	1,079	20.4%
45 to 59 min	506	9.6%
60+ min	835	15.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 4.3% (557 of 12,807)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,439	75.8%
Nonfamily households	1,100	24.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,539	91.4%
Vacant	425	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,084	90.0%
Renter-occupied	455	10.0%

1-unit, detached89.3%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,432	89.3%
1-unit, attached	322	6.5%
2 to 4 units	102	2.1%
5 to 19 units	77	1.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3671608
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.82 sq mi
Water area: 0.42 sq mi
Center point: 40.9078, -73.1275

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