Gordon Heights, New York
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Gordon Heights is a hamlet ( and census-designated place ) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 3,094 at the 2000 census.
Gordon Heights is in the Town of Brookhaven.
[edit] Geography
Gordon Heights is located at (40.857498, -72.966437)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²). 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.17%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,094 people, 856 households, and 678 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 706.9/km² (1,827.0/mi²). There were 945 housing units at an average density of 215.9/km² (558.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 24.27% White, 62.12% African American, 1.36% Native American, 1.91% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 5.14% from other races, and 5.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.51% of the population.
There were 856 households out of which 45.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 24.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.53 and the average family size was 3.83.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 35.2% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $56,250, and the median income for a family was $54,450. Males had a median income of $39,120 versus $31,797 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,516. About 8.9% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.
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