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11789

Sound Beach, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
7,369
Median household income
$131,528
People below poverty
3.2%
Median home value
$428,500

Income

The median income of households in 11789 was $131,528. An estimated 1.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 14.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 11789 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.2
$10,000 to $14,999 2.2
$15,000 to $24,999 3.4
$25,000 to $34,999 4.9
$35,000 to $49,999 8.8
$50,000 to $74,999 6.4
$75,000 to $99,999 14.1
$100,000 to $149,999 19.7
$150,000 to $199,999 24.5
$200,000 or more 14.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 11789 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 98263
Female 87641

An estimated 88.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 25.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 17.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,995. 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 11789 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 88.3
Social Security 25.9
Retirement income 17.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 0.6
Cash public assistance income 7.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 3.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 1.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 2.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 11789 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 3.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 1.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 2.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4

In 2020-2024, 2.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 0% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 100% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 61.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 11789 in 2020-2024, 96.8% had health insurance coverage and 3.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 85.9% and public coverage was 23.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.7%.


In 2020-2024, 11789 had a total population of 7,369 - 3,643 (49.4%) females and 3,726 (50.6%) males. The median age was 43.9 years. An estimated 19.5% of the population was under 18 years, 28.4% was 19 to 44 years, 35.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 11789 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 96 136
5 to 9 241 151
10 to 14 187 185
15 to 19 351 423
20 to 24 208 112
25 to 29 383 207
30 to 34 183 188
35 to 39 202 130
40 to 44 165 318
45 to 49 364 259
50 to 54 482 284
55 to 59 274 444
60 to 64 238 309
65 to 69 176 98
70 to 74 59 198
75 to 79 94 126
80 to 84 15 75
85 and over 8 0

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 82.2% were White; 4% were Black or African American; 1.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.8% were Asian; 0.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.3% of the people in 11789 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 81.7% of the people in 11789 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,907 households in 11789. The average household size was 2.51 people.

Married-couple households made up 51.8% of the households in 11789 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 19.7% of all households, while 23.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.1% of all households.

In 11789, 31.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 11789 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 51.8
Cohabiting Couples 5.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 51.5% of males and 50.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 38.8 30.5
Now married, except separated 51.5 50.4
Separated 1.3 0.5
Widowed 0.5 4.2
Divorced 7.9 14.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 11789, 37 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 91.9% of the people living in 11789 were U.S. natives. 81.7% of the 11789 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 8.1% of 11789 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 74.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 80.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 11789 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 11789.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 11789 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 56
Asia 21.1
Europe 22.8
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 11789 in 2020-2024, 10.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.3% of people at least five years old; 2% 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 11789 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.3
Other Indo-European languages 4.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.4
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 11789 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 11789 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.7
Different house, same county 6
Different county, same state 0.1
Different state 2
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 98.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 46.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 11789 was 1,758 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 121 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,363. College or graduate school enrollment was 274.

Educational Attainment of People in 11789 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2
High school diploma or equivalency 25.9
Some college, no degree 12.9
Associate's degree 13
Bachelor's degree 23.3
Graduate or professional degree 22.9

Disability

In 11789, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 5.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1% of people under 18 years old, to 4.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 21% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 11789, 63.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 32.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 61.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 29.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,418 61.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,146 29.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 342 8.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 11789 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 11789 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.8
Construction 9
Manufacturing 3.2
Wholesale trade 0.3
Retail trade 3.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 12.2
Information 2.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 37.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.8
Other Services, except public administration 4.2
Public administration 7.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 11789 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,858 47.6
Service occupations 517 13.2
Sales and office occupations 731 18.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 480 12.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 320 8.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81.1% of 11789 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 11789 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.9
Walked 0
Other means 2.4
Worked from home 9.4

In 2020-2024, 11789 had a total of 3,056 housing units. Of these housing units, 97.2% 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"). 2.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 11789 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 97.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 2.1
Mobile homes 0.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 21.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 11789 was 6.2 rooms, and of these housing units 60.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 11789 had 2,907 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 149 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 85.7% while renters occupied 14.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.61 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.91.

5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 0.6% and another 23.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 11789:

House Heating Fuel Used in 11789 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 10.9
Electricity 1.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 86.4
All other fuels 1.3
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 11789 was $428,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.3 % had a mortgage. 33.7% 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 $2,630 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,159.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 11789 was $3,247. 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.