Nassau County, New York

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Nassau County, New York is among the highest in the country for total population (30th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (9th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Nassau County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,389,591	19,852,366	334,922,499	30th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$146,202	$85,974	$80,734	9th of 3,221
Median Age	42.0	39.8	38.9	1499th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	49.7%	40.2%	35.7%	102nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$684,700	$423,800	$332,700	55th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,252	$1,621	$1,413	14th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.4%	14.0%	12.5%	3153rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	6.4%	5.2%	1382nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4,883.6	421.3	n/a	20th of 3,222
Foreign Born	23.3%	22.8%	14.1%	77th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.5	n/a	n/a	108th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.9%	54.3%	65.2%	377th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	36.0	32.6	26.4	85th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.6%	14.9%	15.1%	377th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.2%	n/a	n/a	3090th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	60.8%	42.5%	46.9%	142nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.9%	n/a	n/a	112th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Nassau County, New York

Statistic	Nassau County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	54.3%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18.7%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	10.8%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	12.2%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	64.3	65.5	61.4

Age in Nassau County, New York

Statistic	Nassau County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	42.0	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	21.5%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.7%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.5%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.3%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.7%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Nassau County, New York

Statistic	Nassau County, New York	New York	United States
Households	458,166	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.0	2.5	2.5
Family Households	77.0%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.8%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.3%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	19.1%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	32.5%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Nassau County, New York

Statistic	Nassau County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$64,198	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	7.1%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	8.9%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.8%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	34.3%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.4%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	13.0%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.0%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Nassau County, New York

Statistic	Nassau County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	479,044	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.1%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	12.9%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.4%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,955.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.1%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.6%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$10,001	$6,582	n/a

Education in Nassau County, New York

Statistic	Nassau County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	7.8%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.7%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	21.8%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.8%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	22.8%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Nassau County, New York

Statistic	Nassau County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.8%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	60.7%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	12.5%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	17.9%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	22.3%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.8%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Nassau County, New York

Statistic	Nassau County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.4%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	16.2%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	7.1%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	69.3%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	13.7%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	23.2%	22.3%	16.7%

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