11768 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 11768, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

11768 is a zip code in Suffolk County, New York, which covers Huntington and Smith, with a total population of 21,139 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 11768 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 11768.

The estimated population of people living in 11768 is 21,139, with a median age of 50.2.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 11768 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
21,139
+1.13%
-2.45%
2020
20,903
 -0.99% -
2019
21,113
 -0.21% -
2018
21,158
 -2.36% -
2017
21,669
 - -

Population of 11768 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 11768 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
90.6%
92.2%
 -1.74%
Black/African American
0.3%
1.1%
 -72.73%
Native
0%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
6.8%
4.5%
 +51.11%
Asian
1.6%
1.4%
 +14.29%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
0.8%
0.7%
 +14.29%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 11768 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 11768 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 11768 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 11768 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 50.2 +0.2% 48.8 +2.31% 51.4 -1.72%
2020 50.1 +0.2% 47.7 -3.83% 52.3 +4.18%
2019 50 +1.21% 49.6 +2.48% 50.2 +0.4%
2018 49.4 +2.49% 48.4 +2.54% 50 +1.42%
2017 48.2 - 47.2 - 49.3 -

The median age of the 11768 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 11768 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 885 -0.79% 953 -5.67% 866 864
10 to 19 1,493 +9.44% 1,443 -12.29% 1,574 1,258
20 to 29 1,225 2.08% 932 -2.22% 1,225 880
30 to 39 757 +9.42% 887 +9.23% 815 937
40 to 49 1,354 -33.42% 1,461 -26.23% 951 1,095
50 to 59 1,858 +4.1% 2,089 +6.49% 1,920 2,223
60 to 69 1,501 +6.01% 1,591 +3.59% 1,587 1,631
70+ 1,563 +4.41% 1,677 +0.78% 1,630 1,683

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 11768 zip code is $147,840.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 11768.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $144,286.00
  • 45 to 64
    $181,368.00
  • 65 and over
    $92,443.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 11768 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 11768, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 11768 is currently $191,832.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

31.22% of households in 11768 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 11768 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    7.51%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    8.92%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    9.88%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    8.87%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    16.19%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    17.41%
  • $200,000 or more
    31.22%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 11768 is $73,187.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 11768 by the total population of 11768.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 11768 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 11768 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    31.11%
  • Bachelor's degree
    43.95%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    7.41%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    16.67%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.85%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 11768 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 11768 zip over the age of 16 is 17,734.

Of those people, a total of 63.00% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 11768 is 60.90%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 11768 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,157 47.50% 1.50%
20 to 24 years 1,194 69.60% 17.00%
25 to 29 years 911 93.60% 3.90%
30 to 34 years 735 94.40% 4.00%
35 to 44 years 1,831 78.10% 3.10%
45 to 54 years 3,363 85.50% 0.90%
55 to 59 years 2,012 83.90% 1.50%
60 to 64 years 1,601 59.30% 2.30%
65 to 74 years 2,899 38.40% 4.00%
75 years and over 2,031 9.30% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 11768. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 16,719 62.10% 3.40%
Black or African American 62 56.50% 42.90%
American Indian and Alaska Native 17 100.00% 0.00%
Asian 318 76.40% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 45 93.30% 16.70%
Two or more races 573 79.80% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 1,120 80.40% 3.10%
Not Hispanic or Latino 16,129 61.60% 3.30%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 11768 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 11768 is 10,793, with median earnings of $68,416.00.

Women in 11768 are earning approximately 65.30% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 10,793 $68,416.00
Male 5,575 $91,496.00
Female 5,218 $59,766.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 11768 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,413 $143,958.00
Business and Financial 680 $127,083.00
Computer and Mathematical 238 $133,871.00
Architecture and Engineering 145 $119,297.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 175 $79,917.00
Community and Social Service 155 $49,196.00
Legal 265 $72,212.00
Educational and Library 1,261 $72,596.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 303 $12,159.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,135 $96,292.00
Healthcare Support 108 $41,029.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 86 $4,694.00
Law Enforcement 303 $127,974.00
Food Preparation and Serving 330 $13,316.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 125 $46,060.00
Personal Care and Service 419 $12,257.00
Sales 928 $90,208.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,143 $39,574.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 3 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 561 $44,375.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 461 $80,489.00
Production 209 $12,375.00
Transportation and Material Moving 215 $136,875.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 11768 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 11768.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 905 $196,908.00 508 $103,194.00
Business and Financial 337 $125,972.00 343 $135,568.00
Computer and Mathematical 180 $136,974.00 58 $132,661.00
Architecture and Engineering 104 $187,895.00 41 $72,917.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 69 $148,203.00 106 $63,786.00
Community and Social Service 35 $0.00 120 $47,679.00
Legal 116 $71,731.00 149 $72,695.00
Educational and Library 288 $93,688.00 973 $61,375.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 68 $14,038.00 235 $2,499.00
Healthcare Practitioners 258 $159,848.00 877 $86,614.00
Healthcare Support 6 $0.00 102 $41,471.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 41 $0.00 45 $0.00
Law Enforcement 303 $127,974.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 189 $9,816.00 141 $14,067.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 107 $0.00 18 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 142 $12,284.00 277 $12,083.00
Sales 577 $91,563.00 351 $63,563.00
Office and Administrative Support 374 $53,900.00 769 $36,462.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 3 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 561 $44,375.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 443 $81,467.00 18 $0.00
Production 172 $23,553.00 37 $11,445.00
Transportation and Material Moving 203 $145,208.00 12 $36,071.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 7,882 households in 11768, with an average household size of 2.65 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 5,767 families living in the 11768 zip code with an average family size of 3.13 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 11768:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 4,955 68 744 2,115
Average Household Size 3.21 2.84 3.03 1.19
Total Families 4,955 68 744 0
Average Household Size 3.16 2.54 2.97 0

Poverty

Of the 5,767 families living in 11768, 4.20% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 11768:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 8,393 housing units in 11768.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 7,882 93.91%
Vacant 511 6.09%

8.01% of the total 8,393 housing units in 11768 are rental units. This is approximately 672 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 7,136 are occupied by the owner - or 85.02% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 11768 is $2,128.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 11768 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    74
  • Less than $500
    0
  • $500 to $999
    0
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    128
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    172
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    141
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    132
  • $3,000 or more
    99

Property Value

The median value of a property in 11768 is $676,000.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 11768 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    11
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    0
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    0
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    17
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    69
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,046
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    5,050
  • $1,000,000 or more
    943

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 11768. The chart below shows the number of properties in 11768 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,474
  • 1940 to 1949
    673
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,982
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,787
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,023
  • 1980 to 1989
    780
  • 1990 to 1999
    330
  • 2000 to 2009
    292
  • 2010 to 2013
    46
  • 2014 or later
    6

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 11768 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    195
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,838
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,400
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    2,449

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 11768 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 11768 that commute to work in a particular way.

33.8 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 11768.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    324
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    862
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,040
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    927
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,215
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    409
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,052
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    383
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    794
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    864
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    792
  • 90 or more minutes
    787

Summary

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