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Suffolk County

Population in July 2007: 20,108.
Males: 9,713  (48.3%)
Females: 10,395  (51.7%)
Median resident age:  36.7 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 11779.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $77,000 (it was $60,209 in 2000)
Lake Ronkonkoma  $77,000
New York:  $53,514

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $403,800 (it was $167,000 in 2000)
Lake Ronkonkoma  $403,800
New York:  $311,000

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Races in Lake Ronkonkoma:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.4%)
  • Hispanic (5.9%)
  • Black (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)
  • Filipino (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Lake Ronkonkoma: 138.6 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (35.8%), Irish (29.2%), German (20.4%), English (6.2%), Polish (5.7%), United States (3.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 4.91 square miles.

Population density: 4093 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lake Ronkonkoma

  • High school or higher: 85.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake Ronkonkoma CDP

  • Never married: 24.5%
  • Now married: 58.5%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

1,481 residents are foreign born (3.6% Europe, 2.1% Asia, 1.6% Latin America).

This place:  7.5%
New York:  20.4%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Lake Ronkonkoma, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lake Ronkonkoma to the number of sex offenders is 20108 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lake Ronkonkoma:  2.7% ($4,554)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Smithtown, NY (7.4 miles , pop. 115,715).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Islip, NY (7.8 miles , pop. 322,612).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (49.3 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: Ronkonkoma, NY (1.5 miles ), Lake Grove, NY (1.9 miles ), Nesconset, NY (2.8 miles ), Holbrook, NY (3.3 miles ), Centereach, NY (3.7 miles ), Bohemia, NY (4.1 miles ), St. James, NY (4.4 miles ), Islandia, NY (4.5 miles ).

Latitude: 40.83 N, Longitude: 73.11 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -4,889 (-24.8%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 844 (9.1%)


People in group quarters in Lake Ronkonkoma
  • 239 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 135 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 62 people in religious group quarters
  • 48 people in nursing homes
  • 28 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 14 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code commonly used in this area: 631

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)


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Lake Ronkonkoma-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 36.4 miles away from the Lake Ronkonkoma place center injured 40 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 7/10/1989, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 22.9 miles away from the place center injured one person.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Ronkonkoma:
  • ST CATHERINE OF SIENA MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; SMITHTOWN, NY)
  • BROOKHAVEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY)
  • JOHN T MATHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; PORT JEFFERSON, NY)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake Ronkonkoma:
  • LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 4 miles; ISLIP, NY; ID: ISP)
  • REPUBLIC (about 22 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; ID: FRG)
  • IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 23 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; ID: BDR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Ronkonkoma:
  • BAYPORT AERODROME (about 7 miles; BAYPORT, NY; ID: 23N)
  • BROOKHAVEN (about 19 miles; SHIRLEY, NY; ID: HWV)
  • LUFKER (about 26 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; ID: O00)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Ronkonkoma:
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 6 miles; SELDEN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
  • DOWLING COLLEGE (about 7 miles; OAKDALE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,747)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 9 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,617)
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 10 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; FT enrollment: 3,485)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 24 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,831)
  • SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; FT enrollment: 4,120)
  • FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; FT enrollment: 4,197)
Public high school in Lake Ronkonkoma:
Public elementary/middle schools in Lake Ronkonkoma:
  • SAMOSET MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 842; Location: 51 SCHOOL ST; Grades: 6-8, US; Our rating: 79)
  • HIAWATHA SCHOOL (Students: 565; Location: 97 PATCH-HLBRK RD; Grades: K-5, UE; Our rating: 64)
  • GATELOT AVENUE SCHOOL (Students: 549; Location: 65 GATELOT AVE; Grades: K-5, UE; Our rating: 82)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.9 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  74.8%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.4%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.2%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.9%
Whole state:  7.4%

Lake Ronkonkoma compared to New York state average:

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  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.


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Banks with branches in Lake Ronkonkoma (2007 data):
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Lake Ronkonkoma Branch at 601 Portion Road Lake Shore Plaza, branch established on 1965-07-23. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
  • HSBC Bank USA, National Association: Lake Ronkonkoma Branch at 395 Portion Road, branch established on 1971-06-10. Info updated 2006-10-20: Bank assets: $165,673.0 mil, Deposits: $107,265.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, 446 total offices, Holding Company: Hsbc Holdings Plc



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3.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($63,288 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.51%
New York average:  5.41%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($407 average AGI)
Suffolk County:  0.09%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Nassau County, NY  1.20% ($70,321 average AGI)
from Queens County, NY  0.53% ($55,872)
from Kings County, NY  0.22% ($49,055)


4.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($59,091 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.63%
New York average:  6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($566 average AGI)
Suffolk County:  0.05%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Nassau County, NY  0.69% ($62,846 average AGI)
to Queens County, NY  0.32% ($44,140)
to New York County, NY  0.23% ($98,372)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lake Ronkonkoma:
  • WLIM (1580 AM; 10 kW; PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WGSM (740 AM; 25 kW; HUNTINGTON, NY; Owner: K RADIO LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WLIE (540 AM; 3 kW; ISLIP, NY; Owner: LONG ISLAND MULTIMEDIA, LLC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WQEW (1560 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake Ronkonkoma:
  • WSHR (91.9 FM; LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY; Owner: SACHEM CENTRAL SCH DIST HOLBROOK)
  • WALK-FM (97.5 FM; PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WUSB (90.1 FM; STONY BROOK, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • W289AD (105.7 FM; SELDEN, NY; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WFRS (88.9 FM; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WBLI (106.1 FM; PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBZO (103.1 FM; BAY SHORE, NY; Owner: MID-ISLAND BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMJC (94.3 FM; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: IW LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY)
  • WLIU (88.3 FM; SOUTHAMPTON, NY; Owner: LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY PUBLIC RADIO NETWORK)
  • W217AF (91.3 FM; HUNTINGTON STATION, NY; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WXXP (105.3 FM; CALVERTON-ROANOKE, NY; Owner: JARAD BROADCASTING CO. OF CALVERTON, INC)
  • WKCI-FM (101.3 FM; HAMDEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRCN-FM (103.9 FM; RIVERHEAD, NY; Owner: IW LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY)
  • WBAB (102.3 FM; BABYLON, NY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WEZN-FM (99.9 FM; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WPLR (99.1 FM; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WSHU-FM (91.1 FM; FAIRFIELD, CT; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WLVG (96.1 FM; CENTER MORICHES, NY; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPKN (89.5 FM; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: WPKN, INC.)
  • WEBE (107.9 FM; WESTPORT, CT; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Lake Ronkonkoma:
  • WFTY (Channel 67; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WLNY (Channel 55; RIVERHEAD, NY; Owner: WLNY-TV, INC.)
  • W26CE (Channel 26; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLIW (Channel 21; GARDEN CITY, NY; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)



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