Moving to Riverhead, New York
Population: 27,680. Estimated population in July 2024: 34,240 (+23.7% change)
Males: 13,506 (48.8%), Females: 14,174 (51.2%)
Suffolk County
Zip code: 11901
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $46,195
Median house value: $166,000
Population by Race
Races in Riverhead:
- White Non-Hispanic (81.3%)
- Black (10.5%)
- Hispanic (6.1%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (22.4%), German (20.0%), Italian (18.8%), Polish (15.0%), English (7.3%), United States (2.6%).
Land area: 15.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Riverhead
- High school or higher: 81.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.4%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Riverhead town
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 57.6%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 8.3%
9.6% Foreign born (5.0% Europe, 3.0% Latin America, 1.3% Asia).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Riverhead:
- CENTRAL SUFFOLK HOSPITAL (1300 ROANOKE AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Riverhead:
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; SUNY STONY BROOK, NY)
- SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SOUTHAMPTON, NY)
- EASTERN LONG ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; GREENPORT, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Riverhead:
- TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 27 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Abbreviation: HVN)
- LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 32 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
- IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 35 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Riverhead:
- FRANCIS S GABRESKI (about 8 miles; WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY; Abbreviation: FOK)
- SPADARO (about 10 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; Abbreviation: 1N2)
- LUFKER (about 10 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; Abbreviation: O00)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Riverhead:
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-EASTERN CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 1,417; Location: SPEONK RIVERHEAD RD; Public)
- CENTRAL SUFFOLK SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY (Location: 1300 ROANOKE AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Riverhead:
- SUNY AT STONY BROOK (about 2 miles; STONY BROOK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 16,829)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 26 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,617)
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 27 miles; SELDEN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 32 miles; WEST HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 3,081)
- GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,100)
- SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 8,808)
- DOWLING COLLEGE (about 35 miles; OAKDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
Schools
Public high school in Riverhead:
- RIVERHEAD SHS (Students: 1,462; Location: 700 HARRISON AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Riverhead:
- MERCY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 355; Location: 1225 OSTRANDER AVENUE; Grades: 7 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Riverhead:
- RIVERHEAD MS (Students: 770; Location: 600 HARRISON AVE; Grades: 07 – 08)
- PULASKI STREET ES (Students: 748; Location: 300 PULASKI ST; Grades: 05 – 06)
- PHILLIPS AVE SCHOOL (Students: 488; Location: 141 PHILLIPS AVE; Grades: KG – 04)
- ROANOKE AVE SCHOOL (Students: 343; Location: 549 ROANOKE AVE; Grades: KG – 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Riverhead:
- ST ISIDORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 264; Location: 515 MARCY AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
- ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST SCHOOL (Students: 249; Location: 546 ST JOHNS PLACE; Grades: PK – 8)
- EAST END CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 67; Location: PO BOX 598; Grades: KG – 10)
Libraries
Library in Riverhead:
- RIVERHEAD FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,960,455; Location: 330 COURT STREET; 142,806 books; 5,274 audio materials; 7,163 video materials; 897 serial subscriptions)