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City: Ridge, NY
Suffolk County, NY
Zip code population (2000): 12,664
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 12,878

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Houses and condos: 5,635
Renter-occupied apartments: 757
% of renters here:  14%
State:  47%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 11961: 145.8 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 19.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 670 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  3.5% ($3,953)
New York:  2.4% ($2,847)

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Males: 5,728  (45.2%)
Females: 6,936  (54.8%)

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Urban population: 12,659
Rural population: 5

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $288,244
11961:  $288,244
New York:  $311,000


According to our research of public records there were 3 registered sex offenders living in 11961 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average.

Median resident age:  43.0 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.4 people
New York:  2.6 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 11961, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $46,824 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $46,824
State:  $59,519

Salary/wage: $47,067 (reported on 66.1% of returns)
Here:  $47,067
State:  $50,673
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.8% for AGIs below $10k, 44.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,952 (reported on 71.5% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,952
New York:  $2,377
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.7% for AGIs below $10k, 7.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,732 (reported on 37.1% of returns)
Here:  $2,732
State:  $5,394
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,421 (reported on 28.2% of returns)
Here:  +$3,421
State:  +$23,581
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -6.8% for AGIs below $10k, -0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,292 (reported on 9.5% of returns)
Here:  +$10,292
State:  +$13,809
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,924 (reported on 2.5% of returns)
11961:  $2,924
New York:  $3,115
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $9,667 (reported on 0.3% of returns)
Here:  $9,667
New York:  $19,016

Total itemized deductions: $20,161 (1% of AGI, reported on 49.6% of returns)
Here:  $20,161
State:  $25,864
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.5% for AGIs below $10k, 19.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 21.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 23.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 23.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,257 (3.1% of AGI, reported on 47.1% of returns)
Here:  $2,257
New York:  $4,439

Here:  3.1% of AGI
State:  3.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,919 (reported on 77.8% of returns)
11961:  $5,919
State:  $11,730
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,549 (reported on 6.6% of returns)
Here:  $1,549
State:  $1,757
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.6%
Here:  71%
State:  67%
(% for various income ranges: 61.9% for AGIs below $10k, 68.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.6% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,356
This zip code:  $53,356
New York:  $53,514
Ridge, NY (11961) map

Nearest zip codes: 11786, 11792, 11980, 11778, 11953, 11949.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  61.9%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  3.2%
Whole state:  5.4%

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

Housing units in zip code 11961 with a mortgage: 2,207 (86 second mortgage, 252 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,947


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,002

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $696

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  6.3%
Whole state:  13.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  2.8%
Whole state:  6.1%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.3
State:  6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.1
State:  3.6


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Notable locations in zip code 11961: Upton Station (A), United States Reservation Brookhaven National Laboratory (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 85
  • 1995 to 1998: 325
  • 1990 to 1994: 239
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,508
  • 1970 to 1979: 2,446
  • 1960 to 1969: 372
  • 1950 to 1959: 400
  • 1940 to 1949: 193
  • 1939 or earlier: 67



Zip code 11961 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ridge, NY (11961):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 308
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,201
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,145
  • 4 bedrooms: 704
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 145


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 9
  • 1 bedrooms: 276
  • 2 bedrooms: 312
  • 3 bedrooms: 126
  • 4 bedrooms: 34
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Vehicles available in 11961 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 450
  • 1 vehicle: 1,871
  • 2 vehicles: 1,470
  • 3 vehicles: 466
  • 4 vehicles: 176
  • 5 or more vehicles: 70


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 199
  • 1 vehicle: 422
  • 2 vehicles: 114
  • 3 vehicles: 6
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 16



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 11961 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 11961 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 11961:

  • Less than $10,000: 8
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 4
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 4
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 4
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 4
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 1
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 5
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 6
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 5
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 2
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 15
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 26
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 101
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 121
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 221
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 359
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 753
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 865
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 1,314
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 361
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 256
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 108
  • $1,000,000 or more: 35
 



11961 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 11961:

  • Less than $100: 8
  • $100 to $149: 55
  • $150 to $199: 30
  • $200 to $249: 9
  • $250 to $299: 15
  • $400 to $449: 5
  • $450 to $499: 10
  • $550 to $599: 6
  • $600 to $649: 20
  • $650 to $699: 41
  • $700 to $749: 16
  • $750 to $799: 7
  • $800 to $899: 86
  • $900 to $999: 104
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 219
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 48
  • No cash rent: 128
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $325,538.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $291,615
  • Black or African American householders: $312,264
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $237,042
  • Asian householders: $289,718
  • Some other race householders: $237,042
  • Two or more races householders: $351,244
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $415,720

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $308,457 (it was $136,800 in 2000)
11961:  $308,457
New York:  $311,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $172,436 - $430,988

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $323,711
Here:  $323,711
State:  $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $261,260
Here:  $261,260
State:  $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $301,898
Here:  $301,898
State:  $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $184,327
Here:  $184,327
State:  $552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $136,127
Here:  $136,127
State:  $503,284


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,381
  • One, attached: 1,615
  • Two: 125
  • 3 or 4: 208
  • 5 to 9: 186
  • 10 to 19: 75
  • 20 to 49: 18
  • 50 or more: 27
11961 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 3,859 (84%)
  • Carpooled: 440 (10%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 42 (1%)
  • Subway or elevated: 9 (0%)
  • Railroad: 89 (2%)
  • Walked: 31 (1%)
  • Other means: 20 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 85 (2%)
 

11961 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 62
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 292
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 412
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 530
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 646
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 311
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 678
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 112
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 231
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 451
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 468
  • 90 or more minutes: 297
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.4%


Household type by relationship
Households: 12,370

  • In family households: 10,171 (2,457 male householders, 734 female householders)
    2,680 spouses, 3,704 children (3,446 natural, 100 adopted, 158 stepchildren), 135 grandchildren, 80 brothers or sisters, 111 parents, 110 other relatives, 160 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 2,199 (527 male householders (425 living alone)), 1,475 female householders (1,425 living alone)), 197 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 166 (43 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,452 2-persons, 492 3-persons, 732 4-persons, 352 5-persons, 106 6-persons, 57 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,850 1-person, 122 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 2 6-persons.

2,236 married couples with children.
499 single-parent households (108 men, 391 women).

92.5% of residents of 11961 zip code speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% very well, 15% well, 33% not well).
5.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% very well, 19% well, 5% not well, 1% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (20% very well, 54% well, 22% not well, 4% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (68% very well, 32% well).

Foreign born population: 714 (5.6%)
(72.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  5.6%
Whole state:  20.4%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Italy (18%)
  • Germany (16%)
  • Canada (5%)
  • United Kingdom (5%)
  • Peru (5%)
  • Colombia (4%)
  • Turkey (4%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 50
  • 1990 to 1994: 82
  • 1985 to 1989: 54
  • 1980 to 1984: 11
  • 1975 to 1979: 23
  • 1970 to 1974: 61
  • 1970 to 1974: 37
  • 1965 to 1969: 396

White population: 11,742
Black population: 471
American Indian population: 35
Asian population: 110
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 99
Two or more races population: 206

Zip code 11961 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Italian: 3605
 Irish: 2249
 German: 1641
 Other groups: 1028
 United States or American: 576
 Polish: 469
 English: 443
 Norwegian: 208
 Russian: 196
 Scottish: 87
 Scotch-Irish: 79
 French (except Basque): 66
 Greek: 61
 Dutch: 60
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 56
 African: 56
 Subsaharan African:: 56
 French Canadian: 54
 Lithuanian: 51
 Swedish: 41
 Canadian: 40
 Ukrainian: 32
 West Indian: 32
 Czechoslovakian: 28
 Cypriot: 28
 European: 26
 Hungarian: 23
 British: 17
 Swiss: 17
 Danish: 16
 Arab:: 15
 Czech: 14
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 14
 Romanian: 11
 Jamaican: 10
 Slovak: 9
 Finnish: 9
 Eastern European: 9
 Guyanese: 8
 Austrian: 8
 Armenian: 8
 Other Arab: 8
 Slavic: 8
 Egyptian: 7
 Latvian: 7
 Scandinavian: 7
 Estonian: 7
 Serbian: 5



Zip code 11961 topographic map


Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • HIDEAWAY COLLISION INC (1923 ROUTE 25 in RIDGE, NY)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (New York facility tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: MR WALTER GULA (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • GETTY (RTE 25 & RAYNOR in RIDGE, NY)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: GETTY PETROLEUM CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: GETTY SERVICE STATION 354
  • A M S COLOR IMAGES LLC (630 MIDDLE COUNTRY RD in RIDGE, NY)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: ANNMARIE SAVICKAS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  • AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY (1 RESEARCH RD in RIDGE, NY)
    STATE MASTER (New York facility tracking)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • AC&E HOME INSPECTION-ENGINEERING CORP. (1293 MIDDLE COUNTRY RD. in RIDGE, NY)
    ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  • AC&E HOME INSPECTIONS (1293 MIDDLE COUNTRY RD in RIDGE, NY)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    Business SIC classification: BUSINESS SERVICES

Zip code 11961 marital status for males
Zip code 11961 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (44%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%)
  • Utility gas (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 10754
  • Northeast: 490
  • Midwest: 172
  • South: 194
  • West: 91

60% of the 11961 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in New York.

Population in 1990: 12,817. Population change in the 1990s: -153 (-1.2%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 70
Here:  4.9%
New York:  14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20
Here:  2.9%
New York:  13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 132
Here:  31.7%
New York:  38.2%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Professional Organizations (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (20-49: 2, 10-19: 4)
  • Construction: Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (50-99: 1)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
  • Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (20-49: 1, 1-4: 2)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 2)
  • Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 6)
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




People in group quarters
  • 89 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 48 people in nursing homes
  • 36 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 6 people in other group homes


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 8 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED18$252,758282$251,213439$219,893143$62,76232$175,5850$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$040$304,90485$209,00630$45,8403$395,1130$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$097$301,368294$260,47568$100,24118$199,7472$41,480
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$237,23747$189,123137$241,53421$99,5908$157,6700$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$02$207,40059$244,3063$97,3232$214,2900$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 1584.05 , 1584.06, 1587.10

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 8 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED51$310,04724$315,0663$233,787
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED8$311,4685$351,7220$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$436,7500$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$268,5533$420,5730$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 1584.05 , 1584.06, 1587.10

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value




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