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Riverhead, New York: commercial real estate data.
Riverhead is a Census CDP of 14,936 people across 15.09 square miles of land, in Suffolk County. Median household income is $83,008, 60.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 30 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $20.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Riverhead
What Riverhead is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area15.09 sq mi
- Water area1.73 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land990
- 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 Riverhead
- Population14,936
- Median age44.6
- Population under 182,796 plus or minus 648
- Share under 1818.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Population 65 and over3,565
- Share 65 and over23.9 percent
- Households5,444
- Family households3,573
- Share of households that are families65.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Riverhead
- Median household income$83,008
- Per capita income$38,266
- Civilian labor force6,995
- Employed6,521
- Unemployed474 plus or minus 141
- Unemployment rate6.8 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over10,833
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.8 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Riverhead
- Housing units5,781
- Occupied units5,444
- Vacant units337 plus or minus 169
- Vacancy rate5.8 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Owner occupied3,314
- Renter occupied2,130 plus or minus 446
- Ownership rate60.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$457,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,045
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.6 percent
- Single family units4,295
- Share single family74.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,137 plus or minus 319
- Share in buildings of two or more19.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes349 plus or minus 153
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Riverhead gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,914
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,149 plus or minus 716
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.3 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,228 plus or minus 451
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.7 percent
- Drove alone82.8 percent
- Carpooled7.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home5.9 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Riverhead (7(a))
- Approvals30
- Gross approval$20,582,900
- Average approval$686,097
- Median approval$234,750
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,800,300
- Largest approval$4,000,000
- Jobs supported247
- Jobs per approval8.2
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full3
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more23.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS24
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riverhead, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Riverhead (504)
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$10,825,000
- Average approval$773,214
- Median approval$400,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported87
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riverhead, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Riverhead
- NFIP communityTown of Riverhead
- NFIP community number360805
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/25/09
The Town of Riverhead participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 360805 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Suffolk County, not Riverhead
Suffolk County context, not Riverhead 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 Riverhead.
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.
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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
Riverhead questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Riverhead, New York?
14,936, in 5,444 households. Riverhead CDP covers 15.09 square miles of land, which is 990 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Riverhead 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 Riverhead?
$83,008. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $457,400. Median gross rent is $2,045 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Riverhead businesses?
30 7(a) approvals totaling $20.6 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $234,750, plus 14 504 approvals worth $10.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riverhead, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Riverhead borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Riverhead. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Riverhead in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Riverhead appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Riverhead, town of, community 360805, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Riverhead 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 Riverhead.
Is zoning published for Riverhead?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.