Suffolk County Information
Suffolk in
New York occupies
2,373 square miles and has a 2006 population of
1,469,715, a change from a 2000 population of
1,419,352 and
1,321,339 in 1990.
12.7% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.7% percent is 25-35, and
16.4% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
2,845 acts of violent crime reported in
Suffolk in 2004, a change from
466 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
30,527 people:
3.9% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.4%.
Read more about
Suffolk, New York in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Suffolk | |
| State | New York | |
| Land Area | 2,373 sq. miles | Ranked 250 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 1,469,715 | Ranked 21 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 1,472,086 | |
| Population 2000 | 1,419,352 | Ranked 22 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 1,321,339 | Ranked 20 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 87.4% | |
| African American | 7.8% | |
| Asian American | 3.2% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.6% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.7% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.7% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 16.4% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.1% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.5% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.9% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 2,845 | 466 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 28 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 131 | |
| Robberies | 958 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 1,728 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 29,148 | 3,945 |
| Burglaries | 4,305 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 22,080 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 2,763 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 785,622 | 735,894 |
| Unemployed Population | 30,527 | 25,175 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.9% | 3.4% |
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