CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Copiague

New York · 20,769 residents · 3.09 sq mi

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Copiague is a city of 20,769 people in New York. Renters pay $807 a month at the median. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 39% more than in New York as a whole. The typical home is worth $151,500. Median household income runs $45,738, well clear of the $30,130 US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,769

−5%vs 2000

vs 21,922 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.6

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.09 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202423K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(1,524)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(1,261)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(1,263)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(1,192)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(1,477)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.7%(4,300)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(3,269)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(2,199)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(2,009)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(1,503)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(617)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(155)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,738

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,906 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,785

−26%vs 2000

vs $22,557 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.1%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$151,500

+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $154,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$807

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $985 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.6%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.4% in 2000

21.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic72.3%(15,849)

Black3.8%(843)

Hispanic / Latino20.5%(4,489)

Asian1.7%(377)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.1%(18,915)

Black4.7%(984)

Hispanic / Latino9.3%(1,932)

Asian1.5%(304)

Other2.7%(566)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Dominican16.8%(3,924)

Central American11.4%(2,679)

Salvadoran8.8%(2,051)

Mexican4.8%(1,123)

Puerto Rican4.6%(1,079)

South American3.6%(842)

Honduran2%(473)

Colombian1.9%(438)

Ecuadorian1.4%(323)

Guatemalan0.7%(155)

Spaniard0.3%(71)

Cuban0.1%(31)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.1%(31)

Chilean0.1%(23)

Argentine0.1%(20)

Uruguayan0%(7)

Asian origin

Filipino1%(238)

Chinese0.4%(99)

Vietnamese0.1%(33)

Asian Indian0.1%(33)

Indonesian0.1%(16)

Nepalese0%(9)

Ancestry

Italian15.3%(3,583)

Irish8.2%(1,926)

German6.2%(1,447)

American5.1%(1,206)

West Indian4.1%(959)

Polish3.4%(795)

Haitian2.8%(645)

English1.7%(397)

Greek1.4%(334)

Jamaican1.1%(269)

Brazilian0.5%(126)

Russian0.4%(92)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.4%(92)

Scottish0.4%(84)

French0.3%(79)

Czech0.3%(78)

Arab0.3%(73)

Finnish0.2%(53)

Lithuanian0.2%(52)

Guyanese0.2%(43)

Hungarian0.2%(38)

Swedish0.2%(38)

Welsh0.2%(38)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(33)

Israeli0.1%(32)

Austrian0.1%(28)

British0.1%(25)

Subsaharan African0.1%(25)

Norwegian0.1%(24)

Dutch0.1%(22)

Turkish0.1%(21)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(19)

Portuguese0.1%(17)

French Canadian0.1%(13)

Lebanese0%(10)

Canadian0%(10)

Romanian0%(9)

RANKED:Largest Dominican population · Largest Italian population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.0%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.1 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 22.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40.5%(3,719)

Married51.5%(4,733)

Widowed2.1%(194)

Divorced5.8%(537)

Women 15+

Never married39.3%(3,668)

Married44.4%(4,140)

Widowed5.9%(547)

Divorced10.4%(972)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−9.8 ptssince 2013

from 15.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.4%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 55.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.6%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 69.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.7%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)14.7%(86)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.4%(61)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.8%(239)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.5%(38)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 586 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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