How many homes in the Town of Riverhead, NY are overcrowded?

Name: Crowding and facilities in the Town of Riverhead, NY, 2020–2024
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3.6% (±1.5 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Riverhead, NY have more than one occupant per room (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.4% have more than 1.5.

0.4% lack complete plumbing.

0.2% lack a complete kitchen.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

More than 1 per room: 3.6% (±1.5 points)
Lacking plumbing: 0.4%
Lacking a kitchen: 0.2%

Crowding and facilities in the Town of Riverhead

Share of occupied homes, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Riverhead	Suffolk County	New York	United States
More than 1 person per room	3.6% (±1.5 points)	2.8% (±0.2 points)	5.3% (±0.1 points)	3.4%
More than 1.5 people per room	1.4% (±0.7 points)	0.9% (±0.1 points)	2.2% (±0.1 points)	1.2%
Lacking complete plumbing	0.4% (±0.3 points)	0.2% (±0.1 points)	0.4% (±0.1 points)	0.4%
Lacking a complete kitchen	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.5% (±0.1 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.8%

A room is any whole room other than a bathroom, hall or porch; more than one person per room is the Census Bureau’s usual measure of crowding.

Complete plumbing means hot and cold running water and a bath or shower; a complete kitchen means a sink with a faucet, a stove or range and a refrigerator.

In the Town of Riverhead, the share of crowded homes is not measurably different from Suffolk County (2.8%).

It is also lower than in New York (5.3%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (3.4%).

Crowded homes in places near the Town of Riverhead

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Riverhead
Place	Distance	Crowded homes	Compared with this place
Town of Riverhead	—	3.6% (±1.5 points)	—
Riverside (community)	5.3 mi	3.7% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Flanders	8.2 mi	13.1% (±7.7 points)	Higher
Laurel	8.4 mi	0.0% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
East Shoreham	8.5 mi	0.4% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Manorville	8.6 mi	1.7% (±1.4 points)	Not measurably different
Mattituck	9.2 mi	1.6% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Westhampton	9.2 mi	0.0% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Eastport	9.7 mi	8.2% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: East Shoreham, NY (0.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Flanders, NY (13.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Riverhead include them.

The figures for the Town of Riverhead include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Aquebogue, Baiting Hollow, Calverton, Jamesport, Northville (community), Riverhead (community), Wading River.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Riverhead

How many homes in the Town of Riverhead are overcrowded?

3.6% of occupied homes in the Town of Riverhead, NY have more than one person per room (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in the Town of Riverhead lack plumbing or a kitchen?

0.4% lack complete plumbing facilities and 0.2% lack complete kitchen facilities.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Riverhead town, Suffolk County, New York

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DP04_0078PE, DP04_0078PM, DP04_0079PE, DP04_0079PM, DP04_0073PE, DP04_0073PM, DP04_0074PE, DP04_0074PM

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