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Stony Brook University
New York · 9,530 residents · 1.65 sq mi
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Stony Brook University is a city of 9,530 people in New York. The median age is 19.8, younger than the US median of 38.9. 50% were living in the same home a year earlier. This is an unusually credentialed place: 58% of adults have a four-year degree. There are 5,779 people per square mile. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average.
At a glance
Younger
median age 19.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
58% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Stony Brook University
Among the 810 cities and towns in the New York metro
- 327th in share with a bachelor's degree57.7%
- 73rd in diversity score83.5
Section 01
Population & growth
Land area
1.65 sq mi
Population, 2010 – 2024
202410K
Age distribution, 2024
Under 50%(0)
5 to 90%(0)
10 to 140%(0)
15 to 1953.3%(5,079)
20 to 2438%(3,618)
25 to 345%(473)
35 to 440.4%(37)
45 to 540.4%(37)
55 to 640%(1)
65 to 740.3%(25)
75 to 840.9%(83)
85 and over1.9%(177)
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Section 02
Income & economy
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information5.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.5%
Construction2.5%
Retail trade1.4%
Finance & insurance1.3%
Professional, scientific, technical1.3%
Other services1.1%
Wholesale trade0.5%
Arts, entertainment, food0.2%
Manufacturing0%
Transportation & warehousing0%
Education & health services0%
Public administration0%
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Section 03
Housing
No data for the years selected.
Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2023
White, non-Hispanic30.8%(2,815)
Black7.5%(687)
Hispanic / Latino11.4%(1,042)
Asian47.1%(4,302)
Other3.2%(292)
2024
White, non-Hispanic35.7%(3,400)
Black7.5%(715)
Hispanic / Latino10.6%(1,012)
Asian43.3%(4,124)
Other2.9%(279)
83
+1%since 2023
from 83 in 2023
2011 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Hispanic origin
South American3.3%(313)
Puerto Rican1.7%(161)
Ecuadorian1.7%(158)
Dominican1.6%(157)
Colombian0.9%(90)
Mexican0.9%(84)
Central American0.8%(73)
Salvadoran0.3%(32)
Peruvian0.3%(31)
Bolivian0.2%(21)
Costa Rican0.2%(17)
Cuban0.1%(14)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Chinese15.1%(1,443)
Asian Indian8.6%(816)
Korean2.8%(265)
Filipino1.1%(101)
Bangladeshi0.8%(79)
Burmese0.5%(46)
Taiwanese0.2%(23)
Vietnamese0.2%(21)
Pakistani0.2%(21)
Japanese0.2%(20)
Malaysian0.1%(13)
Nepalese0.1%(11)
Ancestry
Italian6.9%(658)
Irish4.6%(437)
German3.2%(308)
West Indian2.4%(233)
Polish2.2%(210)
English1.8%(167)
Russian1.5%(145)
Subsaharan African1.2%(119)
Jamaican1.2%(116)
Arab1.2%(112)
American0.8%(78)
Iranian0.8%(75)
+ 27 more ancestry groups with data
Greek0.8%(73)
Lebanese0.7%(62)
Haitian0.6%(60)
Ukrainian0.6%(54)
Guyanese0.5%(51)
French0.5%(49)
Ghanaian0.5%(45)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.5%(43)
Nigerian0.4%(42)
Austrian0.4%(39)
French Canadian0.4%(38)
Scottish0.4%(36)
Syrian0.2%(23)
Armenian0.2%(23)
Romanian0.2%(21)
Czech0.2%(16)
Moroccan0.2%(15)
Portuguese0.2%(15)
Norwegian0.1%(14)
Egyptian0.1%(12)
Australian0.1%(12)
Dutch0.1%(8)
Turkish0.1%(8)
Belgian0.1%(6)
Brazilian0.1%(6)
Lithuanian0.1%(6)
Swiss0.1%(6)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
94.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2023
from 94.4% in 2023
US average: 89.6%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Women 20-64 in the labor force
57.5%
US average: 74.6%
Section 08
People & community
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married94.5%(4,762)
Married2.8%(140)
Widowed1.9%(96)
Divorced0.8%(39)
Women 15+
Never married98%(4,403)
Married1.3%(60)
Widowed0.7%(30)
Divorced0%(0)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage
Direct-purchase
57.8%
US average: 13.8%
VA health care
0.1%
US average: 2.2%
Any private
86.8%
US average: 67.1%
Any public
14.4%
US average: 36.7%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)1.3%(3)
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
Vietnam era39.7%(89)
Korean War29.9%(67)
World War II20.1%(45)
Share of the 224 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Stony Brook University, decade by decade
| Year | Population | Median household income | Median home value | Bachelor's degree+ | Diversity score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9,216 | $86,554 | $845,160 | 71.1% | 75.3 |
| 2020 | 10,409 | – | – | 43.6% | 94.8 |
| 2024 | 9,530 | – | – | 57.7% | 83.5 |
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
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