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Riverhead, NY
Demographic Data




Riverhead Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Riverhead Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

14,993

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.5%
5 - 17:
15.7%
18 - 24:
7.4%
25 - 34:
13.9%
35 - 54:
17.9%
55 - 64:
13.8%
Over 65 Years:
24.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
1.7%
1.7%
75.1%
75.1%
18.0%
18.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Riverhead
USA
$37,481
$37,481
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Riverhead
USA
$83,521
$83,521
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

10.4%

Employment Industries

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Construction
Healthcare
Education
Administration
Retail
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Accommodation
Transportation
Manufacturing
Other
Wholesale
Public Service
Agriculture
Finance
14.9%
14.9%
14.8%
14.8%
10.7%
10.7%
10.0%
10.0%
9.4%
9.4%
5.5%
5.5%
5.3%
5.3%
5.0%
5.0%
4.2%
4.2%
4.0%
4.0%
2.8%
2.8%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
42.9%
42.9%
33.1%
33.1%
12.0%
12.0%
8.9%
8.9%
3.1%
3.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Polish
German
Irish
English
Jamaican
African
French
Scottish
Russian
Dutch
Lithuanian
Hungarian
French Canadian
Haitian
Danish
Canadian
Eastern European
Czech
Norwegian
10.2%
10.2%
8.9%
8.9%
8.2%
8.2%
7.8%
7.8%
3.9%
3.9%
2.2%
2.2%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
Slavic languages
Other Indo-European
German/Yiddish
Greek
Native American languages
Pacific Island languages
Korean
Langs. of India
French
Portuguese
Italian
African languages
Tagalog
Scandinavian languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
64.5%
64.5%
28.7%
28.7%
4.6%
4.6%
1.9%
1.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Riverhead Residents

27.4%


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