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Great River, New York: commercial real estate data.
Great River is a Census CDP of 1,899 people across 4.19 square miles of land, in Suffolk County. Median household income is $136,071, 66.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Great River
What Great River is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.19 sq mi
- Water area1.61 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land454
- County holding the largest share of its areaSuffolk County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Great River
- Population1,899
- Median age53.1
- Population under 18223 plus or minus 66
- Share under 1811.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Population 65 and over530 plus or minus 135
- Share 65 and over27.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Households854
- Family households507
- Share of households that are families59.4 percent plus or minus 15.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Great River
- Median household income$136,071 plus or minus $35,948
- Per capita income$71,912
- Civilian labor force1,145
- Employed1,104
- Unemployed41 plus or minus 39
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over1,502
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent plus or minus 22.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher56.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree35.4 percent plus or minus 7.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Great River
- Housing units930
- Occupied units854
- Vacant units76 plus or minus 61
- Vacancy rate8.2 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied571 plus or minus 124
- Renter occupied283 plus or minus 100
- Ownership rate66.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$802,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,750
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.3 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Single family units557 plus or minus 125
- Share single family59.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more373 plus or minus 117
- Share in buildings of two or more40.1 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Great River gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute893
- Commuting under 15 minutes190 plus or minus 77
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.3 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more431 plus or minus 147
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.3 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Drove alone73.3 percent
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Public transport7.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home12.5 percent plus or minus 8.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Suffolk County, not Great River
Suffolk County context, not Great River figures
- Establishments in Suffolk County50,748
- Covered employment, Suffolk County679,594
- Average annual pay, Suffolk County$79,121
- Housing units permitted, Suffolk County1,407
Every figure in this section is published for Suffolk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Great River.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Great River questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Great River, New York?
1,899, in 854 households. Great River CDP covers 4.19 square miles of land, which is 454 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Great River in?
Suffolk County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Great River?
$136,071. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $802,800. Median gross rent is $2,750 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Great River figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Suffolk County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Great River.
Is zoning published for Great River?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.