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New York·Suffolk County
4 tracts·16K people·$457K median·1,052/mi²
White 46 · Hispanic 33 · Black 10 · Multiracial 6 · Other 3 · Asian 2
Married couple 45 · Living alone 28 · Other 27
Health 39 · Retail 24 · Leisure 12 · Professional 11 · Manufacturing 7 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 29 · Sales · office 22 · Service 22 · Production · transport 18 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 83 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 4 · Walk 3 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Riverhead is $457,400 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Riverhead has 14,936 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 44.6; the population is 45.9% White, 33.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% Black, 6.4% Multiracial, 2.8% Other and 1.7% Asian; the average household has 2.6 people; 19.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.7% (Census ACS).
ROANOKE AVENUE SCHOOL is the elementary school with reported scores (20%); PULASKI STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (29%) and RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL (28%) lead the middle schools; RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the high school with reported scores (59%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,045/month, 30% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Riverhead is $83,008 a year, 4% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Riverhead, median rent is $2,045/month and the median home value is $457,400 (Census ACS).
Riverhead reported 0.5 violent crimes and 5.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Suffolk County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 102 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 47 inches; snowfall averages 17 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Riverhead are landslide (67), wildfire (65) and winter weather (65), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Riverhead, 3.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).