CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Massapequa

New York · 19,550 residents · 3.38 sq mi

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East Massapequa is home to 19,550 people in New York. Households here earn about 75% more than in New York as a whole. 86% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $187,600. The median household earns $57,717, about 92% above the national median. Renters pay $795 a month at the median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% 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

19,550

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 19,565 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

35.2

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.38 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(1,416)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.1%(990)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(1,217)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(1,193)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(1,381)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418%(3,512)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(2,898)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.6%(2,277)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.8%(2,300)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(1,489)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.7%(525)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(352)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$57,717

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,565 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,244

−29%vs 2000

vs $28,585 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.9%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$187,600

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $224,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$795

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,081 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

86.4%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.6% in 2000

13.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.7%(15,013)

Black11.9%(2,328)

Hispanic / Latino7.5%(1,466)

Asian2.2%(435)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86%(16,813)

Black10.7%(2,095)

Hispanic / Latino5.5%(1,069)

Asian2%(386)

Other1.3%(256)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican4.4%(897)

Central American4.1%(831)

Salvadoran1.9%(383)

Guatemalan1.6%(335)

Dominican1.2%(251)

South American0.9%(180)

Mexican0.6%(128)

Spaniard0.5%(109)

Venezuelan0.3%(71)

Costa Rican0.3%(63)

Ecuadorian0.3%(63)

Panamanian0.2%(37)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Cuban0.2%(36)

Chilean0.1%(21)

Colombian0.1%(15)

Peruvian0%(10)

Asian origin

Chinese0.5%(112)

Asian Indian0.5%(109)

Filipino0.5%(99)

Pakistani0.3%(65)

Nepalese0.2%(38)

Korean0%(6)

Ancestry

Italian30.2%(6,160)

Irish19.2%(3,903)

German12.2%(2,487)

West Indian6.2%(1,264)

Polish3.3%(674)

Haitian3%(606)

English2.9%(581)

Jamaican2.8%(578)

American2.2%(453)

Subsaharan African2%(414)

Russian2%(408)

Nigerian1.6%(333)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1.1%(233)

Greek0.6%(117)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(110)

Croatian0.5%(99)

Ukrainian0.5%(92)

French0.4%(90)

French Canadian0.4%(86)

Austrian0.4%(77)

Lithuanian0.4%(72)

Guyanese0.3%(63)

Danish0.2%(50)

Hungarian0.2%(48)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(46)

Czech0.2%(44)

Romanian0.2%(42)

Norwegian0.2%(37)

Arab0.1%(27)

Lebanese0.1%(27)

Dutch0.1%(27)

Swedish0.1%(26)

Iranian0.1%(21)

Armenian0.1%(20)

Canadian0.1%(19)

Welsh0.1%(11)

Portuguese0%(7)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest West Indian population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.1%

−8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.7%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.3%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.3 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 27.8 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 married31.2%(2,632)

Married59.2%(4,986)

Widowed3.5%(296)

Divorced6%(509)

Women 15+

Never married31%(2,714)

Married51.3%(4,484)

Widowed9.4%(826)

Divorced8.2%(720)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.4%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 6.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

71.4%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 73.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.3%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.3%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.0%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

84.3%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 82.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 31.9% 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)7.4%(66)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.9%(88)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.5%(343)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11%(98)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II19.6%(175)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 891 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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