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Moving to Ronkonkoma, New York

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Population: 20,029
Males: 9,881 (49.3%), Females: 10,148 (50.7%)

Suffolk County

Zip code: 11779

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $67,339
Median house value: $164,600

Population by Race

Races in Ronkonkoma:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.0%)
  • Hispanic (6.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • Black (0.9%)
  • Asian Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (39.8%), Irish (26.8%), German (19.3%), Polish (6.8%), English (4.6%), Russian (2.6%).

Elevation: 111 feet

Land area: 8.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ronkonkoma

  • High school or higher: 87.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ronkonkoma CDP

  • Never married: 24.7%
  • Now married: 61.2%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 6.5%

7.8% Foreign born (4.0% Europe, 1.9% Asia, 1.8% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ronkonkoma:

  • ST CATHERINE OF SIENA MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; SMITHTOWN, NY)
  • PILGRIM STATE HOSP (about 9 miles; WEST BRENTWOOD, NY)
  • BROOKHAVEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ronkonkoma:

  • LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 3 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
  • REPUBLIC (about 20 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Abbreviation: FRG)
  • IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 24 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ronkonkoma:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Ronkonkoma:

  • DOVER TECHNICAL SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 118; Location: 3075 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY; Private, for-profit)
  • AMERICAN FLYERS (Location: 90 ARRIVAL AVE; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ronkonkoma:

  • DOWLING COLLEGE (about 6 miles; OAKDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 8 miles; SELDEN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 9 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,485)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 10 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,617)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 23 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,831)
  • FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,197)
  • SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,120)

Public primary/middle schools in Ronkonkoma:

  • RONKONKOMA JHS (Students: 873; Location: 501 PECONIC ST; Grades: 07 – 09)
  • CHEROKEE STREET ES (Students: 850; Location: 130 CHEROKEE ST; Grades: KG – 06)
  • HELEN B. DUFFIELD ES (Students: 578; Location: 600 FIRST ST; Grades: KG – 06)
  • EDITH L. SLOCUM ES (Students: 466; Location: 2460 SYCAMORE AVE; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Ronkonkoma:

  • ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 526; Location: 25 CHURCH STREET; Grades: PK – 8)

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