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Census Data Released: Riverhead's Population Rise Well Above the Trend

With a 21 percent increase between 2000 and 2010, Riverhead far outpaced county, state, national levels.

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Census data from 2010 was released on Thursday by the United States Census Bureau, indicating that the population of Riverhead has grown by 21 percent in the past decade, well above the national, state and county averages.

Country-wide, the population of the United States rose from 281.4 million in 2000 to 308.7 million in 2010, a jump of 9.7 percent. New York State's population rose 2 percent to 19.3 million, while Suffolk County welcomed an additional 5 percent.

As a percentage of that population, the Hispanic demographic in Riverhead has risen drastically in the past ten years, a trend , when 2009 numbers came out for the American Community Survey.

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According to census numbers, the percentage of Riverhead's population identifying itself as Hispanic or Latino more than doubled, from 6 percent of the town's population in 2000 to 13.8 percent in 2010.

The American Community Survey, also performed by the U.S. Census Bureau, is a survey which makes estimates based on the responses it receives. The census attempts to count every household in the country. The ACS estimated that 34,405 people lived in Riverhead in 2009, while the census showed the town's population was 33,506 in 2010.

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Look at census data from 2000 and 2010 below, or click here to go to the census website.

New York State, Suffolk County, Riverhead Town Population by Race, 2010:

 New YorkSuffolk County, New YorkRiverhead town, Suffolk County, New York Total: 19,378,102 1,493,350 33,506 Hispanic or Latino 3,416,922 246,239 4,649 Not Hispanic or Latino: 15,961,180 1,247,111 28,857 Population of one race: 15,635,146 1,227,362 28,377 White alone 11,304,247 1,068,728 25,421 Black or African American alone 2,783,857 102,117 2,501 American Indian and Alaska Native alone 53,908 2,906 40 Asian alone 1,406,194 50,295 367 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 5,320 275 5 Some Other Race alone 81,620 3,041 43 Two or More Races: 326,034 19,749 480

 

New York State, Suffolk County, Riverhead Town Population by Race, 2000:

 New YorkSuffolk County, New YorkRiverhead town, Suffolk County, New York Total: 18,976,457 1,419,369 27,680 Hispanic or Latino 2,867,583 149,411 1,678 Not Hispanic or Latino: 16,108,874 1,269,958 26,002 Population of one race: 15,742,758 1,251,480 25,698 White alone 11,760,981 1,118,405 22,493 Black or African American alone 2,812,623 93,262 2,862 American Indian and Alaska Native alone 52,499 2,981 69 Asian alone 1,035,926 34,355 249 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 5,230 260 14 Some other race alone 75,499 2,217 11 Population of two or more races: 366,116 18,478 304

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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