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Suffolk County, New York

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Overview for Suffolk County, NY
Part of: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ-PA, Metropolitan Area
Part of: New York-Newark-Bridgeport NY-NJ-CT-PA, Combined Statistical Area
Part of: Nassau-Suffolk NY, Metropolitan Division
 
Map of Suffolk County Suffolk County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 912.2 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 1,616.9 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 25.9%. On the 2000 census form, 97.9% of the population reported only one race, with 6.9% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 10.5% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.96 persons compared to an average family size of 3.36 persons.

In 2005 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $28,888. Per capita income grew by 16.3% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005) 1,474,927 Covered Employment 604,188
   Growth (%) since 1990 11.6%    Average wage per job $43,305
Households (2000) 469,299 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 9.7%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 779,396    Average wage per job $49,617
Unemployment Rate (2005) 4.2 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $39,786    Average wage per job D
Median Household Income (2003) $63,412 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2003) 7.3    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 86.2 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 3.7%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 27.5    Average wage per job $81,842

  

 
 

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