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St. James, NY Demographics

A map of St. James's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
11,50085.3%
Hispanic
1,0377.7%
Asian
5133.8%
Multiracial
2862.1%
Black
1170.9%
Native American/Other
340.3%

St. James, New York had a population of 13,487 in 2020. It was 85.3% White, 0.9% Black, 3.8% Asian, 7.7% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American/Other, and 2.1% Multiracial. This map presents the population of St. James, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 1,293 places in New York, St. James is the 151st most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

St. James's White Population

11,500 residents of St. James identify as White, or 85.3%. This makes the White share of the population of St. James considerably larger than the White share of the population of New York (52.5% White). Of the 1,293 places in New York, St. James is ranked #664 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

St. James is more White than neighboring Head of the Harbor (79.7% White), Nesconset (80.1% White), Stony Brook (76.6% White), and Lake Grove (75% White). St. James is less White than neighboring Village of the Branch (87.7% White).

St. James's Black Population

117 residents of St. James identify as Black, or 0.9%. This makes the Black share of the population of St. James less than the Black share of the population of New York (13.7% Black). Of the 1,293 places in New York, St. James is ranked #806 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

St. James is more Black than neighboring Head of the Harbor (0.3% Black). St. James is less Black than neighboring Nesconset (1.6% Black), Stony Brook (1.6% Black), Lake Grove (2.5% Black), and Village of the Branch (1.3% Black).

St. James's Asian Population

513 residents of St. James identify as Asian, or 3.8%. This makes the Asian share of the population of St. James slightly less than the Asian share of the population of New York (9.5% Asian). Of the 1,293 places in New York, St. James is ranked #313 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

St. James is more Asian than neighboring Village of the Branch (2.8% Asian). St. James is less Asian than neighboring Head of the Harbor (3.9% Asian), Nesconset (6.3% Asian), Stony Brook (12.4% Asian), and Lake Grove (8.3% Asian).

St. James's Hispanic Population

1,037 residents of St. James identify as Hispanic, or 7.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of St. James slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of New York (19.5% Hispanic). Of the 1,293 places in New York, St. James is ranked #465 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

St. James is more Hispanic than neighboring Stony Brook (6.1% Hispanic), and Village of the Branch (5.3% Hispanic). St. James is less Hispanic than neighboring Head of the Harbor (11.6% Hispanic), Nesconset (9% Hispanic), and Lake Grove (11.3% Hispanic).

St. James's Native American/Other Population

34 residents of St. James identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.3%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of St. James roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of New York (1.3% Native American/Other). Of the 1,293 places in New York, St. James is ranked #955 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

St. James is less Native American/Other than neighboring Head of the Harbor (0.8% Native American/Other), Nesconset (0.7% Native American/Other), Stony Brook (0.5% Native American/Other), and Village of the Branch (0.4% Native American/Other).

St. James's Multiracial Population

286 residents of St. James identify as Multiracial, or 2.1%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of St. James roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of New York (3.6% Multiracial). Of the 1,293 places in New York, St. James is ranked #1115 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

St. James is less Multiracial than neighboring Head of the Harbor (3.7% Multiracial), Nesconset (2.4% Multiracial), Stony Brook (2.8% Multiracial), Lake Grove (2.6% Multiracial), and Village of the Branch (2.5% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.