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Suffolk County, New York
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People QuickFacts Suffolk County New York
Population definition and source info Population, 2006 estimate 1,469,715 19,306,183
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 3.5% 1.7%
Population definition and source info Population, 2000 1,419,369 18,976,457
Persons under 5 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 6.6% 6.5%
Persons under 18 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 25.1% 23.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 12.3% 13.1%
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2005 50.7% 51.6%

White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2005 (a) 87.4% 73.8%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2005 (a) 7.8% 17.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a) 0.3% 0.5%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a) 3.2% 6.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a) 0.1% 0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 1.1% 1.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b) 12.6% 16.1%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 75.9% 60.9%

Living in same house in 1995 and 2000 definition and source info Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 64.7% 61.8%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 11.2% 20.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 17.1% 28.0%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 86.2% 79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+ definition and source info Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 27.5% 27.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+ definition and source info Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 214,085 3,606,147
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 31.8 31.7

Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2005 538,826 7,853,020
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2000 79.8% 53.0%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 13.2% 50.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $185,200 $148,700

Households definition and source info Households, 2000 469,299 7,056,860
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2000 2.96 2.61
Median household income definition and source info Median household income, 2004 $65,214 $45,343
Per capita money income definition and source info Per capita money income, 1999 $26,577 $23,389
Persons below poverty, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 7.0% 14.5%
Business QuickFacts Suffolk County New York
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 47,611 514,2651
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 2005 555,718 7,417,4631
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 6.3% 0.9%1
Nonemployer establishments definition and source info Nonemployer establishments, 2004 113,908 1,410,301

Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2002 144,806 1,707,168
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.1% 7.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 0.5% 0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.8% 8.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 S 0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 4.9% 9.6%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 25.1% 29.6%

Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 15,350,063 147,317,463
Wholesale trade sales definition and source info Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 31,089,261 343,663,041
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 18,469,555 178,067,530
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2002 $12,689 $9,298
Accommodation and foodservices sales definition and source info Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,733,779 27,835,952
Building permits definition and source info Building permits, 2006 2,573 54,382
Federal spending definition and source info Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 8,648,813 143,902,5761
Geography QuickFacts Suffolk County New York
Land area definition and source info Land area, 2000 (square miles) 912.20 47,213.79
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2000 1,556.3 401.9
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 103 36
Persons per square mile definition and source info Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area

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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

Overview

* Population of Maine in 2000: 1,274,923 in 2004 1,317,253
* Land Area: 30,862 square miles
* Length of coastline: 3,500 miles
* Forest: 17 million acres
* Persons per square mile: 41.3
* Home ownership rate (2000): 71.6%
* Largest city by population: Portland
* State Capital: Augusta
Washington County, Maine
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People QuickFacts Washington County Maine
Population definition and source info Population, 2006 estimate 33,288 1,321,574
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -1.9% 3.7%
Population definition and source info Population, 2000 33,941 1,274,923
Persons under 5 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 5.2% 5.1%
Persons under 18 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 20.5% 21.0%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 17.8% 14.6%
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2005 51.1% 51.1%

White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2005 (a) 93.8% 96.9%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2005 (a) 0.4% 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a) 4.6% 0.6%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a) 0.4% 0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a) 0.0% 0.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 0.8% 0.9%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b) 1.1% 1.0%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 92.8% 96.0%

Living in same house in 1995 and 2000 definition and source info Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 66.7% 59.6%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 4.1% 2.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 5.4% 7.8%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 79.9% 85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+ definition and source info Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 14.7% 22.9%
Persons with a disability, age 5+ definition and source info Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 8,543 237,910
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 19.2 22.7

Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2005 22,589 683,799
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2000 77.7% 71.6%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 8.8% 20.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $68,700 $98,700

Households definition and source info Households, 2000 14,118 518,200
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2000 2.34 2.39
Median household income definition and source info Median household income, 2004 $29,087 $41,287
Per capita money income definition and source info Per capita money income, 1999 $14,119 $19,533
Persons below poverty, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 17.4% 11.5%
Business QuickFacts Washington County Maine
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 926 41,9331
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 2005 7,571 497,3871
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 -5.7% 1.1%1
Nonemployer establishments definition and source info Nonemployer establishments, 2004 3,962 111,079

Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2002 4,645 135,410
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F S
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.5%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 11.3% 24.0%

Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 406,671 13,851,915
Wholesale trade sales definition and source info Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 57,127 10,371,084
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 265,342 16,053,515
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2002 $7,942 $12,370
Accommodation and foodservices sales definition and source info Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 22,748 2,045,841
Building permits definition and source info Building permits, 2006 160 7,2931
Federal spending definition and source info Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 308,449 10,864,5511
Geography QuickFacts Washington County Maine
Land area definition and source info Land area, 2000 (square miles) 2,568.48 30,861.55
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2000 13.2 41.3
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 029 23
Persons per square mile definition and source info Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None