Suffolk County vs. Nassau County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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