Nassau County vs. Suffolk County

	Nassau County (NY)	Suffolk County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,358,343	1,481,093
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.4%	-0.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,339,885	1,493,147
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,339,532	1,493,350
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.5%	21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.8%	16.9%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	50.8%
White alone, percent	74.0%	84.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	13.0%	8.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	10.5%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	17.2%	19.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	59.3%	67.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	45,513	63,703
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	22.2%	15.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	473,496	576,873
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.6%	80.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$474,800	$386,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$3,193	$2,782
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,360	$1,194
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,738	$1,698
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	21.3%	14.2%
Building permits, 2018	984	1,002
Households, 2014-2018	445,517	487,981
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.00	2.99
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.3%	93.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	28.3%	22.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.6%	91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.9%	87.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.2%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	45.2%	35.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	4.6%	6.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.3%	5.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.1%	64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.2%	59.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,938,830	2,990,403
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	13,166,206	10,416,203
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	5,196,698	15,887,385
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	27,959,054	32,382,976
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	24,105,610	23,693,357
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,866	$15,803
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	36.2	32.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$111,240	$96,675
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,211	$42,204
Persons in poverty, percent	5.8%	7.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	48,608	49,806
Total employment, 2017	566,051	585,525
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	30,922,169	32,005,221
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.6%	1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	144,282	131,986
All firms, 2012	162,528	153,688
Men-owned firms, 2012	100,751	93,193
Women-owned firms, 2012	48,489	48,272
Minority-owned firms, 2012	44,392	29,731
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	113,966	120,295
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	11,775	12,248
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	145,682	136,467
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.4%	4.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.0%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.1%	7.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.9%	27.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	4,704.8	1,637.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	284.72	912.05

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Nassau county (NY) and Suffolk county (NY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.