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South Orangetown Central School District, NY

20,797 Population
14.1 square miles 1,473.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.3 ±1 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Rockland County: 34.8 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$63,651 ±$3,898 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Rockland County: $45,570 ±$903
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$149,020 ±$14,795 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Rockland County: $109,959 ±$2,755
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.6% ±1.6% (1,102  ±311) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Rockland County: 16.3% 54,726 (±1% / ±3,433)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

35.3 minutes ±2.2 (306,870  ±33,758) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Rockland County: 29.7 3,754,455 (±0.7 / ±105,404)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,142 ±365 Number of households
  • Rockland County: 103,879 ±590
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.2 (19,311  ±930) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Rockland County: 3.2 334,586 (±0 / ±149)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.9% ±1.1% (86  ±49) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Rockland County: 8% † 5,802 (±1% / ±693)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

7,616 ±383 Number of housing units
  • Rockland County: 108,945 ±105
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$644,600 ±$16,635 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Rockland County: $596,900 ±$7,072
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.6% ±1.7% (1,370  ±356.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Rockland County: 8.2% † 27,428 (±0.8% / ±2,767.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.5% ±1.8% (13,517  ±784.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Rockland County: 87.2% 182,434 (±1.5% / ±3,089)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
59.8% ±2.7% (8,645  ±613.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Rockland County: 42.7% 89,379 (±1% / ±2,015.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

17.4% ±2.6% (3,611  ±573) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Rockland County: 22.1% 75,523
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.8% ±0.9% (656  ±148) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Rockland County: 2.7% 6,470 (±0.2% / ±537)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
656 Total veterans ±148 638 Male ±151 18 Female ±23

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