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Sound Beach is a Census CDP of 7,210 people across 1.64 square miles of land, in Suffolk County. Median household income is $132,008, 86.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $110,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sound Beach
What Sound Beach is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.64 sq mi
- Water area0.92 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,405
- 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 Sound Beach
- Population7,210
- Median age43.5
- Population under 181,427 plus or minus 368
- Share under 1819.8 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Population 65 and over842 plus or minus 225
- Share 65 and over11.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Households2,819
- Family households1,835
- Share of households that are families65.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sound Beach
- Median household income$132,008
- Per capita income$52,776
- Civilian labor force4,012
- Employed3,776
- Unemployed236 plus or minus 148
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over5,156
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher47.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree23.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sound Beach
- Housing units2,968
- Occupied units2,819
- Vacant units149 plus or minus 121
- Vacancy rate5.0 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Owner occupied2,436
- Renter occupied383 plus or minus 171
- Ownership rate86.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$428,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,343 plus or minus $738
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.4 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Single family units2,881
- Share single family97.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more65 plus or minus 74
- Share in buildings of two or more2.2 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Mobile homes22 plus or minus 37
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sound Beach gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,191
- Commuting under 15 minutes584 plus or minus 224
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,561 plus or minus 345
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.9 percent
- Drove alone80.8 percent
- Carpooled5.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Public transport2.0 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home9.5 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Sound Beach (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$110,000
- Average approval$27,500
- Median approval$25,000
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported9
- Jobs per approval2.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term108 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sound Beach, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Suffolk County, not Sound Beach
Suffolk County context, not Sound Beach 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 Sound Beach.
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
Sound Beach questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sound Beach, New York?
7,210, in 2,819 households. Sound Beach CDP covers 1.64 square miles of land, which is 4,405 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sound Beach 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 Sound Beach?
$132,008. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $428,700. Median gross rent is $3,343 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sound Beach businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $110,000 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $25,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sound Beach, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sound Beach borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sound Beach. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Sound Beach 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 Sound Beach.
Is zoning published for Sound Beach?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.