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Population (year 2000): 20,029
Males: 9,881 (49.3%), Females: 10,148 (50.7%)
Suffolk County
Zip code:
11779
Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $67,339 (year 2000)
Median house value: $164,600 (year 2000)
Races in Ronkonkoma:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.0%)
- Hispanic (6.3%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- Black (0.9%)
- Asian Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (39.8%), Irish (26.8%),
German (19.3%), Polish (6.8%), English (4.6%), Russian (2.6%).
Elevation: 111 feet
Land area: 8.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ronkonkoma
- High school or higher: 87.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ronkonkoma CDP
- Never married: 24.7%
- Now married: 61.2%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 6.5%
7.8% Foreign born (4.0% Europe, 1.9% Asia, 1.8%
Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ronkonkoma:
- ST CATHERINE OF SIENA MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles;
SMITHTOWN, NY)
- PILGRIM STATE HOSP (about 9 miles; WEST BRENTWOOD,
NY)
- BROOKHAVEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
PATCHOGUE, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ronkonkoma:
- LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 3 miles; ISLIP, NY;
ID: ISP)
- REPUBLIC (about 20 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; ID: FRG)
- IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 24 miles;
BRIDGEPORT, CT; ID: BDR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ronkonkoma:
- BAYPORT AERODROME (about 7 miles; BAYPORT, NY; ID:
23N)
- BROOKHAVEN (about 20 miles; SHIRLEY, NY; ID: HWV)
- LUFKER (about 27 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; ID: O00)
Colleges/Universities in Ronkonkoma:
- DOVER TECHNICAL SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment:
118; Location: 3075 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY; Private,
for-profit)
- AMERICAN FLYERS (Location: 90 ARRIVAL AVE;
Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ronkonkoma:
- DOWLING COLLEGE (about 6 miles; OAKDALE, NY;
Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS
(about 8 miles; SELDEN, NY; FT enrollment: 6,992)
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS
(about 9 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; FT enrollment: 3,485)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 10
miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,617)
- SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 23
miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,831)
- FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT;
FT enrollment: 4,197)
- SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; FAIRFIELD,
CT; FT enrollment: 4,120)
Public primary/middle schools in Ronkonkoma:
- RONKONKOMA JHS (Students: 873; Location: 501
PECONIC ST; Grades: 07 - 09)
- CHEROKEE STREET ES (Students: 850; Location:
130 CHEROKEE ST; Grades: KG - 06)
- HELEN B. DUFFIELD ES (Students: 578;
Location: 600 FIRST ST; Grades: KG - 06)
- EDITH L. SLOCUM ES (Students: 466; Location:
2460 SYCAMORE AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Ronkonkoma:
- ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 526;
Location: 25 CHURCH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
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