ZIP Code 11961

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Suffolk County, New York.

Population: 12,436
Median household income: $86,134
Median home value: $402,600

ZIP Code 11961 (Suffolk County, New York) is home to about 12,436 residents. The median household income of $86,134 is below the Suffolk County median ($128,329).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 11961's population declined 3.6% from 12,902 to 12,436, while its median gross rent rose 27.2% from $1,560 to $1,984.

The typical home was built around 1979. 3.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,436
Median age: 52.7 yrs
Median household income: $86,134
Median home value: $402,600
Median gross rent: $1,984
Housing units: 6,142
Homeownership rate: 89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,90212,436

Median household income

$70,244$86,134

Median home value

$294,400$402,600

Median gross rent

$1,560$1,984

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,902	$70,244	$294,400	$1,560
2020	13,701	$75,188	$304,400	$1,595
2021	12,878	$73,549	$307,800	$1,707
2022	13,126	$85,916	$372,200	$1,762
2023	12,436	$86,134	$402,600	$1,984

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7418.6%

75 and over16.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	393	3.2%
5 to 17	1,619	13.0%
18 to 24	728	5.9%
25 to 34	1,214	9.8%
35 to 44	1,296	10.4%
45 to 54	1,200	9.6%
55 to 64	1,640	13.2%
65 to 74	2,313	18.6%
75 and over	2,033	16.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,713	86.1%
Black or African American	495	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.1%
Asian	255	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	38	0.3%
Two or more races	104	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	822	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	598	6.2%
High school graduate	3,143	32.4%
Some college or associate's	2,916	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,725	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,314	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home16.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,374	78.2%
Carpooled	242	4.3%
Public transit	40	0.7%
Walked	11	0.2%
Bicycle	13	0.2%
Worked from home	914	16.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	959	20.5%
15 to 29 min	1,058	22.6%
30 to 44 min	1,166	24.9%
45 to 59 min	488	10.4%
60+ min	1,009	21.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 3.7% (458 of 12,362)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,043	54.6%
Nonfamily households	2,532	45.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,575	90.8%
Vacant	567	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,972	89.2%
Renter-occupied	603	10.8%

1-unit, detached62.8%

1-unit, attached23.0%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,857	62.8%
1-unit, attached	1,412	23.0%
2 to 4 units	368	6.0%
5 to 19 units	315	5.1%
20 or more units	140	2.3%
Mobile home & other	50	0.8%

ZIP Code 11961

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