Suffern is a city of 11,441 people in New York. That puts it in the top 6% of US cities for household income. Density works out to 5,456 people per square mile. Renters pay $2,091 a month at the median. 23% of locals were born outside the United States. About 43% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $104,607, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Suffern
What changed most since 1990
White share88.7% → 54.5%(−34.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$440,653 → $382,100(−13%)US over the same years: +67%
Black share4.3% → 16.0%(+11.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)3.9%(9)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.1%(14)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era58.4%(135)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(9)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 231 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
Suffern, decade by decade
Suffern population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
11,055
$108,793
$440,653
35.8%
26.2
2000
11,006
$108,851
$308,406
37.3%
43.2
2010
10,723
$101,110
$486,381
43.8%
57.7
2020
11,441
$104,700
$373,914
44.3%
74.4
2024
11,441
$104,607
$382,100
43.2%
79.2
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.
