Great Neck is home to 11,087 people in New York. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $968,500. That is roughly 60% ahead of the New York median. 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income. The foreign-born share is 31%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $137,981, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
53% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Great Neck
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree48.1% → 53.2%(+5.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants76.6% → 70.6%(−5.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Asian share3.5% → 13.4%(+9.9 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)41%(121)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era12.5%(37)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II10.8%(32)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 295 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
Great Neck, decade by decade
Great Neck 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
8,745
$145,365
$898,586
48.1%
32.3
2000
9,538
$139,621
$829,946
50.6%
43.1
2010
9,989
$113,267
$1,104,822
55.4%
47.8
2020
11,145
$124,596
$1,048,050
54.3%
60.5
2024
11,087
$137,981
$968,500
53.2%
61.4
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.
