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    Riverhead, NY
    Demographic Data



    Riverhead 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:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    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

    Riverhead Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    14,993

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    2.8%
    5 - 17:
    15.9%
    18 - 24:
    8.8%
    25 - 34:
    11.9%
    35 - 54:
    22.8%
    55 - 64:
    14.0%
    Over 65 Years:
    23.9%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    3.0%
    3.0%
    80.1%
    80.1%
    19.1%
    19.1%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Riverhead
    USA
    $38,266
    $38,266
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Riverhead
    USA
    $83,008
    $83,008
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    10.7%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Construction
    Administration
    Education
    Retail
    Manufacturing
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Accommodation
    Finance
    Transportation
    Other
    Public Service
    Agriculture
    15.5%
    15.5%
    12.4%
    12.4%
    11.2%
    11.2%
    10.7%
    10.7%
    8.6%
    8.6%
    7.1%
    7.1%
    6.0%
    6.0%
    4.5%
    4.5%
    4.2%
    4.2%
    4.1%
    4.1%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Black or African American
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    45.9%
    45.9%
    33.0%
    33.0%
    10.1%
    10.1%
    9.1%
    9.1%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Italian
    Irish
    Polish
    German
    English
    Dutch
    African
    Jamaican
    Russian
    French
    British
    Armenian
    Welsh
    Haitian
    Norwegian
    Scottish
    Lithuanian
    Hungarian
    French Canadian
    Danish
    11.5%
    11.5%
    9.3%
    9.3%
    8.7%
    8.7%
    7.8%
    7.8%
    5.5%
    5.5%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Polish
    Slavic languages
    Other Indo-European
    German/Yiddish
    Greek
    Native American languages
    Pacific Island languages
    Korean
    French
    Langs. of India
    Portuguese
    Italian
    African languages
    Scandinavian languages
    Arabic
    Hungarian
    Navajo
    Tagalog
    66.2%
    66.2%
    28.9%
    28.9%
    4.6%
    4.6%
    1.9%
    1.9%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Riverhead Residents

    23.2%

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