Census Reporter

Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metro Division

2,833,525 Population
1,196.4 square miles 2,368.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$50,787 ±$820 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: $46,241 ±$287
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$111,786 ±$1,704 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: $83,160 ±$791
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

6% ±0.5% (165,667  ±14,743) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 11.6% 2,189,593 (±0.3% / ±50,436)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

35.2 minutes ±0.4 (48,705,120  ±769,488) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 37.7 340,704,255 (±0.1 / ±1,543,249)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

949,542 ±4,603 Number of households
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 7,102,817 ±14,519
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.9 ±0 (2,789,258  ±3,286) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 2.7 18,828,578 (±0 / ±7,460)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.1% ±0.5% (31,652  ±3,336) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 4.6% 214,601 (±0.2% / ±8,818)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

1,051,597 ±1,149 Number of housing units
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 7,797,416 ±3,365
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$481,900 ±$3,462 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: $482,900 ±$2,001
  • about double the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

7.1% ±0.4% (198,375  ±11,082.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 9.6% 1,830,658 (±0.2% / ±35,316.3)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

91.4% ±1.1% (1,813,609  ±21,417.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 87.3% 11,789,832 (±0.4% / ±57,008.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
42.6% ±0.7% (844,551  ±14,333.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 41.8% 5,642,491 (±0.3% / ±38,286.7)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

26.4% ±0.6% (706,607  ±15,856.2) 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: 40% 7,220,912 (±0.2% / ±43,808.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

19.3% ±0.5% (545,774  ±12,738) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 29.7% 5,697,739 (±0.2% / ±43,405)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

4.4% ±0.2% (97,942  ±4,828) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 3.1% 473,161 (±0.1% / ±11,843)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
97,942 Total veterans ±4,828 92,111 Male ±4,585 5,831 Female ±1,338

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