Suffern, New York demographics

Suffern, NY demographics: median age 40.7; 43.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Suffern village, New York · Incorporated village · GEOID 3671894. The survey estimates a population of 11,441 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Suffern is 40.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.5 years. There are 4,600 households (±307). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	40.7 ±3.5	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,441
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	2,693 ±388	23.5% ±3.4 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	2,134 ±366	18.7% ±3.2 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	4,403 ±480	38.5% ±4.2 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,211 ±363	19.3% ±3.2 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,441
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	5,406 ±332	47.3% ±2.9 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	6,035 ±330	52.7% ±2.9 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,441
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	6,768 ±744	59.2% ±6.5 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,856 ±702	16.2% ±6.1 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	186 ±169 · low precision	1.6% ±1.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	665 ±292	5.8% ±2.6 pp	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,178 ±392	10.3% ±3.4 pp	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	788 ±253	6.9% ±2.2 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,441
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,181 ±551	80.2% ±4.8 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,260 ±550	19.8% ±4.8 pp	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,600
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,020 ±229	43.9% ±4.0 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	126 ±83 · low precision	2.7% ±1.8 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	686 ±164	14.9% ±3.4 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,683 ±321	36.6% ±6.5 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	85 ±45 · low precision	1.8% ±1.0 pp · low precision	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,600
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,346 ±143	29.3% ±2.4 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,254 ±368	70.7% ±6.5 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,600
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,683 ±321	36.6% ±6.5 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,332 ±244	29.0% ±4.9 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	463 ±122	10.1% ±2.6 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	661 ±188	14.4% ±4.0 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	325 ±123	7.1% ±2.6 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	124 ±85 · low precision	2.7% ±1.8 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	12 ±28 · low precision	0.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,441
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	8,832 ±474	77.2% ±4.1 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,609 ±476	22.8% ±4.2 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 10,761
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	7,148 ±683	66.4% ±6.2 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	1,478 ±355	13.7% ±3.3 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	669 ±429 · low precision	6.2% ±4.0 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	83 ±65 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	293 ±154 · low precision	2.7% ±1.4 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	466 ±195	4.3% ±1.8 pp	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	15 ±27 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	110 ±113 · low precision	1.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	36 ±35 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	231 ±186 · low precision	2.1% ±1.7 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	232 ±228 · low precision	2.2% ±2.1 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 7,908
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	685 ±205	8.7% ±2.6 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,670 ±262	21.1% ±3.2 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,243 ±262	15.7% ±3.3 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	892 ±204	11.3% ±2.5 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,863 ±329	23.6% ±4.0 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,555 ±269	19.7% ±3.3 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 11,355
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	10,231 ±413	90.1% ±3.6 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	524 ±360 · low precision	4.6% ±3.2 pp · low precision	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	458 ±229	4.0% ±2.0 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	101 ±82 · low precision	0.9% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	41 ±39 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.0% of Suffern residents (±1.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 93.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Suffern	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.0% ±1.7 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.8% ±1.5 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.6% ±1.1 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Suffern . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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