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Zip Code 11779 - Population, Income & Demographics

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πŸ’° Income         | πŸͺ™ Poverty

🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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πŸ’Ό Employment | 🏭 Industry     | 🏠 Housing

🌍 State: NY - New York

🏑 City: Ronkonkoma

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Suffolk County

⏰ Timezone: America/New_York

☎️ Area Codes: 631, 934

Income

The median income of households in 11779 was $117,684. An estimated 2.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 19.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 11779 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.6
$10,000 to $14,999 0.7
$15,000 to $24,999 3.5
$25,000 to $34,999 6.3
$35,000 to $49,999 4.8
$50,000 to $74,999 13.7
$75,000 to $99,999 11
$100,000 to $149,999 21.1
$150,000 to $199,999 16.5
$200,000 or more 19.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 11779 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 82746
Female 62912

An estimated 82.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,776. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 11779 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 82.2
Social Security 33.2
Retirement income 27.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.5
Cash public assistance income 1.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 5.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 11779 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 5.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.7

In 2019-2023, 6.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 47.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 56.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 35.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 11779 in 2019-2023, 96.8% had health insurance coverage and 3.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 78.8% and public coverage was 30.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.3%.


In 2019-2023, 11779 had a total population of 38,273 - 18,967 (49.6%) females and 19,306 (50.4%) males. The median age was 39.5 years. An estimated 20.5% of the population was under 18 years, 33.7% was 19 to 44 years, 28.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 11779 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 1139 1021
5 to 9 1407 792
10 to 14 1062 1059
15 to 19 1176 943
20 to 24 1255 1552
25 to 29 1395 1339
30 to 34 1186 1234
35 to 39 1441 1320
40 to 44 1128 1049
45 to 49 1066 1318
50 to 54 1558 1572
55 to 59 1519 1435
60 to 64 1306 1050
65 to 69 904 1077
70 to 74 707 781
75 to 79 496 612
80 to 84 341 327
85 and over 220 486

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 75.6% were White; 4.9% were Black or African American; 0.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 11779 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0.7% of the people in 11779 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 13,091 households in 11779. The average household size was 2.89 people.

Married-couple households made up 55% of the households in 11779 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23.1% of all households, while 14.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.4% of all households.

In 11779, 30.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 11779 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 55
Cohabiting Couples 7.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.4% of males and 48.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.6 32.9
Now married, except separated 53.4 48.4
Separated 0.8 1.1
Widowed 2 7.9
Divorced 8.2 9.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 11779, 781 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 24.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 86.3% of the people living in 11779 were U.S. natives. 79.3% of the 11779 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 13.7% of 11779 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 71.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 77.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 11779 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 11779.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 11779 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 46.8
Asia 39.3
Europe 12.4
Africa 1.3
Northern America 0.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 11779 in 2019-2023, 20.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 10.1% of people at least five years old; 6.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 11779 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 10.1
Other Indo-European languages 8.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.9
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 91.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 11779 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 11779 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 91.2
Different house, same county 5.6
Different county, same state 2.6
Different state 0.6
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2019-2023, 93.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 31.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 11779 was 8,425 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 431 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,704. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,290.

Educational Attainment of People in 11779 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.2
High school diploma or equivalency 32.7
Some college, no degree 19.4
Associate's degree 10.6
Bachelor's degree 18.4
Graduate or professional degree 12.6

Disability

In 11779, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 11.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.2% of people under 18 years old, to 7.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 11779, 64.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,574 77.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,759 18.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 726 3.6

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 11779 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 11779 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 7.8
Manufacturing 7
Wholesale trade 2.5
Retail trade 12.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7
Information 2.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.6
Other Services, except public administration 4.5
Public administration 5.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 11779 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 7,714 38.4
Service occupations 2,973 14.8
Sales and office occupations 5,283 26.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,918 9.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,200 11

Commuting to Work

An estimated 80.7% of 11779 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 11779 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 80.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.4
Walked 0.6
Other means 0.9
Worked from home 8.3

In 2019-2023, 11779 had a total of 14,145 housing units. Of these housing units, 81.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 18.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 11779 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 81.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 18.5
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 11779 was 6.2 rooms, and of these housing units 66.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 11779 had 13,091 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,054 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 75.7% while renters occupied 24.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.16 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.07.

7.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 20.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.3% and another 33.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 11779:

House Heating Fuel Used in 11779 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 34.8
Electricity 7.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 56
All other fuels 1.6
No fuel used 0.4

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 11779 was $465,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 67.6 % had a mortgage. 32.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,025 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,290.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 11779 was $2,103. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.