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Suffolk County, NY

New York-Newark-Jersey City metro * 1.4M residents

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1.4M

Population

$134.7K

Median income

per household

$605K

Home value

6.3%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $134.7K (top 10% vs US counties).
  • Median home value: $605K (top 10% vs US counties).
  • Poverty rate: 6.3% (low poverty; bottom 10% vs US counties).

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

6 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$134.7K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$605K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

6.3%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

57.6%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

32.2%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

20.8%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

4.5×

Upper end of typical range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
17.2%
$50–100k
20.1%
$100–200k
34.6%
$200k+
28.1%
See New York-Newark-Jersey City metro economy →See NY state economy →

Health

5 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

29.7%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

10.0%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

9.6%

U.S.

12.8%

See New York-Newark-Jersey City metro health data →See NY state health data →

Connectivity

3 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

Best available speed

1,000Mbps

Gigabit speeds reported

100+ Mbps coverage

98.9%

U.S.

85.3%

Gigabit ready

52.5%

U.S.

8.6%

5G available

98.4%

U.S.

77.4%

See New York-Newark-Jersey City metro connectivity →See NY state connectivity →

Map

Suffolk County, NY

Population

1.4M

Area

910.9 sq mi

Density

1.6K/sq mi

Neighbors

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CTLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CTSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTWestern Connecticut Planning Region, CTNassau County, NYWashington County, RI
Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2025-12
Broadband
2020-12
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-02-23

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC (Form 477 broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.