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11971

Southold, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
6,361
Median household income
$129,507
People below poverty
3.9%
Median home value
$843,300

Income

The median income of households in 11971 was $129,507. An estimated 1.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 31.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 11971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.6
$10,000 to $14,999 3.4
$15,000 to $24,999 1.9
$25,000 to $34,999 4.3
$35,000 to $49,999 4.6
$50,000 to $74,999 6.6
$75,000 to $99,999 13.5
$100,000 to $149,999 18.8
$150,000 to $199,999 13.7
$200,000 or more 31.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 11971 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 100638
Female 91328

An estimated 68.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 42% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $28,290. 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 11971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 68.9
Social Security 42
Retirement income 29.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.4
Cash public assistance income 2.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 3.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 0% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 11971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 3.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 0
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.3

In 2020-2024, 4.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 39.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 30.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 11971 in 2020-2024, 89.5% had health insurance coverage and 10.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 75.7% and public coverage was 34.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 17.9%.


In 2020-2024, 11971 had a total population of 6,361 - 3,223 (50.7%) females and 3,138 (49.3%) males. The median age was 48.7 years. An estimated 23% of the population was under 18 years, 21.2% was 19 to 44 years, 29.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 25.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 11971 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 109 146
5 to 9 234 224
10 to 14 279 228
15 to 19 119 155
20 to 24 100 157
25 to 29 80 55
30 to 34 149 193
35 to 39 113 174
40 to 44 114 217
45 to 49 256 135
50 to 54 111 104
55 to 59 197 394
60 to 64 426 279
65 to 69 337 182
70 to 74 223 249
75 to 79 115 121
80 to 84 86 117
85 and over 90 93

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 80.4% were White; 0.7% were Black or African American; 2.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.2% were Asian; 0.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 14.7% of the people in 11971 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 78.2% of the people in 11971 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,437 households in 11971. The average household size was 2.59 people.

Married-couple households made up 63.4% of the households in 11971 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 16% of all households, while 14.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 9.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 20.8% of all households.

In 11971, 26.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 46.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 11971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 63.4
Cohabiting Couples 6.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
16

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 63.9% of males and 67.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 25.9 24.2
Now married, except separated 63.9 67.2
Separated 0 0.3
Widowed 4.5 5.4
Divorced 5.7 2.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 11971, 58 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 15.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 87.6% of the people living in 11971 were U.S. natives. 76.6% of the 11971 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 12.4% of 11971 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 48% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 78.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 11971 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 11971.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 11971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 50.1
Asia 19.6
Europe 22.9
Africa 0
Northern America 7.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 11971 in 2020-2024, 16.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 10.5% of people at least five years old; 7.8% 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 11971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 10.5
Other Indo-European languages 4.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.2
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 11971 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 11971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.5
Different house, same county 5.4
Different county, same state 1.7
Different state 2
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 55.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 11971 was 1,434 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 134 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,161. College or graduate school enrollment was 139.

Educational Attainment of People in 11971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6
High school diploma or equivalency 19.5
Some college, no degree 10.9
Associate's degree 8.4
Bachelor's degree 30.8
Graduate or professional degree 24.4

Disability

In 11971, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4% of people under 18 years old, to 4.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 27.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 11971, 54.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,127 76.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 320 11.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 295 10.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 11971 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 11971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 11.6
Manufacturing 5.6
Wholesale trade 6
Retail trade 10.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 0.8
Information 5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 15.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.7
Other Services, except public administration 6.4
Public administration 4.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 11971 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,186 42.8
Service occupations 362 13.1
Sales and office occupations 713 25.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 300 10.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 208 7.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 62.2% of 11971 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 14.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 11971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 62.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 5.8
Walked 1.7
Other means 0.3
Worked from home 15.9

In 2020-2024, 11971 had a total of 3,946 housing units. Of these housing units, 96.7% 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"). 3.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 11971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 96.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 3.3
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 19.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 11971 was 6.2 rooms, and of these housing units 80.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 11971 had 2,437 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,509 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 84.3% while renters occupied 15.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.52 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.97.

1.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.6% and another 35.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 11971:

House Heating Fuel Used in 11971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 31
Electricity 3.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 53.1
All other fuels 8.3
No fuel used 3.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 11971 was $843,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 57 % had a mortgage. 43% 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 $3,385 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,247.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 11971 was $2,335. 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.