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Stony Brook Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Stony Brook Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

13,467

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.5%
5 - 17:
16.2%
18 - 24:
9.1%
25 - 34:
10.0%
35 - 54:
24.0%
55 - 64:
12.8%
Over 65 Years:
22.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
7.5%
7.5%
98.5%
98.5%
66.8%
66.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Stony Brook
USA
$72,008
$72,008
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Stony Brook
USA
$145,487
$145,487
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

5.6%

Employment Industries

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Education
Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Retail
Finance
Construction
Manufacturing
Arts
Transportation
Public Service
Other
Accommodation
Wholesale
25.9%
25.9%
13.2%
13.2%
12.3%
12.3%
9.8%
9.8%
6.0%
6.0%
5.7%
5.7%
4.4%
4.4%
3.9%
3.9%
3.4%
3.4%
3.0%
3.0%
2.9%
2.9%
2.7%
2.7%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
77.8%
77.8%
11.8%
11.8%
8.2%
8.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
German
Polish
English
Russian
French
Portuguese
Austrian
Greek
Hungarian
Israeli
Norwegian
Scottish
Ukrainian
Eastern European
Turkish
Lithuanian
Romanian
Swedish
24.0%
24.0%
19.0%
19.0%
10.3%
10.3%
7.3%
7.3%
5.4%
5.4%
3.4%
3.4%
2.8%
2.8%
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Chinese
Spanish
Russian
French Creole
German/Yiddish
Italian
Arabic
Langs. of India
French
Slavic languages
Scandinavian languages
Korean
Portuguese
Greek
West Germanic languages
Other Asian languages
Urdu
African languages
Hungarian
81.8%
81.8%
8.3%
8.3%
4.1%
4.1%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Stony Brook Residents

12.4%