Elmont is home to 36,518 people in New York. 46% of residents were born outside the United States. Few US cities rank higher on income. There are 10,709 people per square mile. The average commute runs 40 minutes. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $114,217, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 73%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elmont
What changed most since 1990
White share68.3% → 11.2%(−57.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share13.5% → 37.9%(+24.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$429,372 → $602,900(+40%)US over the same years: +67%
Elmont's population equals 2.6% of Nassau County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.1% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 5.2% of the county's.
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)21.6%(120)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.2%(29)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.8%(193)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.5%(53)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II6.5%(36)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 555 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
Elmont, decade by decade
Elmont 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
28,612
$106,688
$429,372
16.9%
62.4
2000
32,657
$113,873
$349,393
21.3%
88.5
2010
33,198
$115,598
$604,200
29.0%
88.6
2020
35,265
$122,323
$518,025
28.8%
89.4
2024
36,518
$114,217
$602,900
32.6%
92.4
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.
