
New York · Census place 71620
Stony Brook University, NY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Stony Brook University, New York (Stony Brook University, NY — Census place “Stony Brook University CDP”) is 9,138 residents, ranking #220 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is —, the median home is worth — and median gross rent runs — a month. Looking for the Stony Brook University New York ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Stony Brook University, NY: 11790, 11794.
- Population
- 9,138Stony Brook University CDP residents
- Median household income
- —Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- —Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- —Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 19.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- —Owner-occupied households
Stony Brook University ZIP codes (New York)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Stony Brook University.
The Stony Brook University NY ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Stony Brook University CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
Poverty affects — of residents and — of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Stony Brook University CDP, NY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Stony Brook University CDP is a mid-size town in New York, with 9,138 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #220 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 83% of them. The median age here is 19.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Stony Brook University CDP earn a median of not published a year. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches an unpublished share of residents here.
The typical owner-occupied home in Stony Brook University CDP is valued at not published, while median gross rent runs not published a month. The homeownership rate is not published. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
A median age of 19.9 means a large student or early-career population; income medians in places like this understate household resources, since many residents are supported from outside the address.
The Census withheld household income, home value, gross rent, poverty rate for Stony Brook University CDP because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in New York.
- Newark village 9,040
- Glens Falls North CDP 9,148
- Hillcrest CDP 8,989
- Mahopac CDP 9,171
- Plainedge CDP 8,930
- Rensselaer city 9,247
- Bayport CDP 8,831
- Woodbury CDP 9,270
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Stony Brook University CDP?
- Stony Brook University CDP has 9,138 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #220 of 1,292 in New York.
- What is the median household income in Stony Brook University CDP?
- Median household income in Stony Brook University CDP is not published a year.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Stony Brook University CDP?
- Median gross rent is not published a month and the median home value is not published.
- Is Stony Brook University CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- The Census does not publish enough home-value or income detail for Stony Brook University CDP to compute a reliable affordability ratio.
- How current is this Stony Brook University CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.