CITY · 2020 ACS
Stony Brook University
New York · 10,409 residents · 1.65 sq mi
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Stony Brook University is home to 10,409 people in New York. The median age is 20.4, younger than the US median of 38.8. 19% of homes are owner-occupied. 58% were living in the same home a year earlier. The foreign-born share is 31%. About 44% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Younger
median age 20.4
US median: 38.8
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Renter-heavy
19% owner-occupied
US average: 63%
Section 01
Population & growth
Land area
1.65 sq mi
Population, 2010 – 2024
202410K
Age distribution, 2020
Under 50.1%(8)
5 to 90%(4)
10 to 140%(2)
15 to 1943.6%(4,542)
20 to 2428.9%(3,003)
25 to 3419.5%(2,034)
35 to 443.4%(359)
45 to 540.9%(89)
55 to 640.1%(12)
65 to 740.6%(62)
75 to 840.8%(82)
85 and over2%(212)
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Section 02
Income & economy
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information12.6%
Arts, entertainment, food2.7%
Finance & insurance1.5%
Professional, scientific, technical1.1%
Retail trade0.7%
Other services0.6%
Public administration0.6%
Education & health services0.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0%
Construction0%
Manufacturing0%
Wholesale trade0%
Transportation & warehousing0%
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Section 03
Housing
Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2019
White, non-Hispanic29.9%(2,677)
Black9.1%(810)
Hispanic / Latino8.9%(792)
Asian46.3%(4,143)
Other5.8%(521)
2020
White, non-Hispanic25.5%(2,658)
Black33.8%(3,516)
Hispanic / Latino16.8%(1,748)
Asian17.6%(1,829)
Other5.6%(586)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Hispanic origin
South American2.2%(187)
Puerto Rican2.2%(185)
Dominican1.7%(145)
Central American1.1%(95)
Ecuadorian1%(88)
Cuban0.7%(58)
Colombian0.6%(53)
Mexican0.6%(49)
Salvadoran0.5%(42)
Peruvian0.4%(38)
Honduran0.3%(23)
Guatemalan0.2%(16)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Chinese25.3%(2,171)
Asian Indian9.3%(800)
Korean4%(340)
Vietnamese1%(89)
Filipino1%(84)
Pakistani0.9%(75)
Bangladeshi0.7%(62)
Japanese0.6%(53)
Taiwanese0.6%(52)
Sri Lankan0.3%(23)
Indonesian0.1%(9)
Burmese0.1%(8)
Ancestry
Italian9.5%(815)
Irish8.4%(718)
German5.4%(466)
West Indian4.1%(353)
Subsaharan African3.5%(298)
Polish2.6%(225)
Jamaican1.8%(156)
Russian1.7%(149)
Ghanaian1.6%(141)
English1.4%(124)
Haitian1.3%(115)
Greek1.3%(111)
+ 33 more ancestry groups with data
Guyanese0.9%(75)
Scottish0.9%(74)
Nigerian0.9%(74)
American0.8%(72)
Turkish0.7%(64)
French0.5%(46)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.5%(44)
Portuguese0.5%(41)
Romanian0.4%(38)
Armenian0.4%(37)
Swedish0.4%(35)
Iranian0.4%(34)
Austrian0.4%(33)
Egyptian0.3%(25)
Norwegian0.3%(24)
Lebanese0.2%(21)
Australian0.2%(21)
Brazilian0.2%(20)
Czech0.2%(20)
Lithuanian0.2%(20)
Croatian0.2%(19)
Barbadian0.2%(17)
Swiss0.2%(14)
Dutch0.2%(13)
Hungarian0.1%(12)
Ukrainian0.1%(9)
Palestinian0.1%(8)
British0.1%(7)
Bulgarian0.1%(7)
Canadian0.1%(6)
Israeli0.1%(6)
Syrian0.1%(5)
Welsh0.1%(5)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
94.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2019
from 93.1% in 2019
US average: 88.5%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Women 20-64 in the labor force
50.1%
US average: 73.3%
Section 08
People & community
Marital status (2024)
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
36.2%
US average: 13.7%
VA health care
0.0%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
78.2%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
21.4%
US average: 35.2%
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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)2.8%(9)
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
Vietnam era28.2%(89)
Korean War25%(79)
World War II35.1%(111)
Share of the 316 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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