With 36,821 people, East Meadow is a city in New York. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. That is roughly 56% ahead of the New York median. Renters pay $2,890 a month at the median. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $631,800.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $133,971, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
49% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 65%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about East Meadow
What changed most since 1990
Asian share3.5% → 19.2%(+15.7 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
White share87.5% → 57.6%(−29.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree25.3% → 48.6%(+23.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)6.6%(59)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12%(108)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.2%(280)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War20.4%(183)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II6.8%(61)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 898 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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Over time
East Meadow, decade by decade
East Meadow population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
36,909
$130,830
$458,173
25.3%
28.7
2000
37,461
$122,388
$383,094
29.0%
41.5
2010
38,132
$128,286
$639,301
33.3%
60.2
2020
37,796
$133,197
$580,203
41.7%
75.0
2024
36,821
$133,971
$631,800
48.6%
75.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
