CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Farmingdale

New York · 4,510 residents · 7.48 sq mi

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East Farmingdale is a city of 4,510 people in New York. Renters pay $879 a month at the median. Households here earn about 46% more than in New York as a whole. The typical home is worth $161,800. Median household income runs $48,125, well clear of the $30,130 US median. 75% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,510

−16%vs 2000

vs 5,400 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 34.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.48 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(339)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(260)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(288)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(264)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249%(408)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.6%(974)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(667)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(418)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(442)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(335)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(95)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(20)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$48,125

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,125 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,600

−35%vs 2000

vs $25,466 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.0%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$161,800

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $187,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$879

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,005 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.3%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.4% in 2000

24.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic67.1%(3,624)

Black13.9%(750)

Hispanic / Latino12.7%(687)

Asian4.1%(219)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.1%(3,567)

Black15.7%(707)

Hispanic / Latino5.8%(260)

Asian2.1%(96)

Other3.1%(140)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American11.6%(657)

Salvadoran9.8%(558)

South American3.4%(190)

Mexican2.7%(155)

Colombian2.1%(121)

Peruvian0.7%(38)

Dominican0.6%(32)

Puerto Rican0.5%(29)

Spaniard0.5%(28)

Argentine0.3%(19)

Cuban0.3%(18)

Ecuadorian0.2%(12)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Honduran0.2%(10)

Nicaraguan0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Pakistani1.2%(70)

Chinese1.1%(60)

Asian Indian0.7%(42)

Filipino0.4%(20)

Korean0.3%(15)

Vietnamese0.1%(6)

Kazakh0%(1)

Ancestry

Italian19.4%(1,100)

Irish16.1%(913)

German8.4%(476)

Polish4.1%(234)

American2.1%(117)

West Indian1.9%(106)

English1.7%(96)

Norwegian1.4%(79)

Swedish1.4%(77)

Russian1.2%(70)

Jamaican0.8%(44)

Scottish0.6%(33)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.5%(31)

Iranian0.5%(28)

Israeli0.4%(20)

Guyanese0.3%(19)

Dutch0.3%(18)

Subsaharan African0.3%(18)

Haitian0.3%(17)

Turkish0.2%(13)

Ukrainian0.2%(13)

Nigerian0.2%(12)

Arab0.2%(11)

Iraqi0.2%(11)

Danish0.2%(11)

Welsh0.2%(11)

British0.1%(7)

Canadian0.1%(6)

French0.1%(5)

Hungarian0.1%(5)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.6%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.2%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.0 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 21.0 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 married42.9%(1,001)

Married47.6%(1,111)

Widowed2.5%(58)

Divorced7%(164)

Women 15+

Never married31.8%(756)

Married43.9%(1,045)

Widowed8%(190)

Divorced16.3%(389)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.7%

−10.6 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 68.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.6%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.3%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.8%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.7%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 81.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.2%

+8.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% 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)39.5%(64)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.8%(45)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.5%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 162 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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