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Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metro Division

2,909,191 Population
1,195.5 square miles 2,433.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.8 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 39.7 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$56,594 ±$853 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: $52,308 ±$402
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$126,982 ±$2,038 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: $91,562 ±$610
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

5.9% ±0.5% (169,475  ±12,898) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 12.8% 2,467,826 (±0.3% / ±58,831)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

34.1 minutes ±0.5 (43,536,264  ±739,977) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 35.8 287,288,350 (±0.1 / ±1,794,548)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

968,113 ±5,125 Number of households
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 7,478,571 ±16,701
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
3 ±0 (2,860,774  ±1,019) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 2.6 19,217,686 (±0 / ±3,239)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

5% ±0.6% (31,671  ±3,483) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 5% 230,940 (±0.2% / ±8,795)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

1,059,904 ±378 Number of housing units
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 8,074,003 ±1,485
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$602,600 ±$4,059 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: $578,800 ±$2,855
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

8% ±0.5% (229,723  ±13,694.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 9.7% 1,891,901 (±0.2% / ±40,396.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

91% ±1.1% (1,863,771  ±21,685.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 87.6% 12,119,257 (±0.5% / ±61,879.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
44.6% ±0.7% (912,541  ±14,443.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 43.9% 6,080,212 (±0.3% / ±41,652.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

27.3% ±0.6% (754,172  ±16,267.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 39.7% 7,353,007 (±0.3% / ±49,004.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±,203,206.2)

20.1% (584,797  ±14,864) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 29.8% 5,849,896
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

3.6% ±0.2% (81,876  ±4,876) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 2.7% 419,007 (±0.1% / ±11,623)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
81,876 Total veterans ±4,876 76,529 Male ±4,291 5,347 Female ±1,573

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