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2010 Census: Rocky Point, Miller Place See Sharp Population Rises, Sound Beach Declines

Census data reveals Hispanic or Latino population almost doubles in both Miller Place and Rocky Point.

Census Data for 2010, released Thursday, shows a sharp rise in population in both Miller Place and Rocky Point, while population in Sound Beach saw a large decrease.

Miller Place population grew by over 16 percent and Rocky Point by a whopping 37 percent in the last 10 years. Sound Beach was a different story as population decreased by 22 percent from 2000 to 2010. The New York State population increase was less than three percent.

While overall population in Sound Beach decreased, the community saw population increases in all races other than whites (which dropped by 22 percent) and Native Hawaiians. Miller Place and Rocky Point saw increases in all population categories.

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The tables below show all data from the 2000 census and 2010 census for Miller Place, Rocky Point, Sound Beach and New York State.

2000
Miller Place
Rocky Point
Sound Beach
New York Total: 10,580 10,185 9,807 18,976,457 Population of one race: 10,173 9,558 9,377 15,742,758 White alone 9,963 9,364 9,178 11,760,981 Hispanic or Latino 339 511 341 2,867,583 Black or African American alone 38 60 60 2,812,623 American Indian and Alaska Native alone 16 10 13 52,499 Asian alone 141 117 114 1,035,926 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 1 6 5,230 Some other race alone 15 6 6 75,499 Population of two or more races: 68 116 89 366,116 2010

Miller Place
Rocky Point
Sound Beach
New York Total: 12,339 14,014 7,612 19,378,102 Population of one race: 12,188 13,817 7,472 18,792,253 White alone 11,532 13,136 7,174 12,740,974 Hispanic or Latino
621 978 475 3,416,922 Black or African American alone 207 207 90 3,073,800 American Indian and Alaska Native alone 12 21 14 106,906 Asian alone 363 222 134 1,420,244 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 6 5 4 8,766 Some Other Race alone 68 226 56 1,441,563 Two or More Races: 151 197 140 585,849

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