Suffolk Reporter

Of the 5,230 people living in Wheatley Heights in 2020, 51.6 percent (2,700) were women and 48.4 percent (2,530) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Suffolk Reporter.

Females 18 and over outnumbered males in the same age group by 414. In the 65 and over age range, there were 455 females and 242 males.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau's American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Sex and age range	Estimated number	Percent of total
Males 18 and over	1,336	25.5
Females 18 and over	1,750	33.5
Males 65 and over	242	4.6
Females 65 and over	455	8.7

Source: US Census Bureau