CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Great Neck Plaza

New York · 5,897 residents · 0.31 sq mi

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Great Neck Plaza is home to 5,897 people in New York. 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $295,000. At a median age of 42.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That is roughly 41% ahead of the New York median. Owners hold 50% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

53% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 103%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,897

−8%vs 2000

vs 6,433 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.9

−8%vs 2000

vs 46.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.31 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54%(235)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 91.4%(81)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 142.8%(166)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.5%(205)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.3%(194)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.8%(1,342)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(876)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(608)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.4%(730)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.7%(692)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.7%(457)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5.3%(311)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,316

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,591 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$33,546

−22%vs 2000

vs $42,914 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.5%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$295,000

+103%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $191,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$687

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,057 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

49.7%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 50.0% in 2000

50.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.4%(5,560)

Black1.5%(98)

Hispanic / Latino7.3%(469)

Asian3%(194)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(5,561)

Black1.4%(80)

Hispanic / Latino8%(471)

Asian2%(117)

Other2.4%(139)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American6.3%(479)

Central American5.7%(436)

Salvadoran5.7%(436)

Peruvian3.2%(241)

Colombian1.2%(94)

Ecuadorian1%(74)

Mexican0.6%(45)

Dominican0.4%(32)

Spaniard0.4%(32)

Uruguayan0.3%(25)

Venezuelan0.3%(23)

Bolivian0.3%(22)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Puerto Rican0.2%(15)

Asian origin

Chinese12.5%(946)

Korean2.6%(200)

Filipino2.5%(187)

Bangladeshi1.9%(145)

Japanese1.5%(113)

Asian Indian1.3%(97)

Taiwanese1%(77)

Malaysian0.2%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(16)

Ancestry

German6.6%(500)

Irish6.3%(479)

Italian5.5%(416)

Iranian4.2%(322)

Polish4.1%(311)

Russian3.3%(252)

American2.7%(203)

Israeli1.7%(130)

English1.6%(125)

Austrian1.2%(93)

Ukrainian1.2%(92)

Arab1%(76)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.9%(71)

Greek0.6%(49)

Hungarian0.5%(36)

British0.5%(35)

Scottish0.4%(34)

Brazilian0.3%(26)

Portuguese0.3%(20)

Czech0.3%(19)

Swiss0.3%(19)

Turkish0.3%(19)

Slovak0.2%(18)

Romanian0.2%(17)

Swedish0.2%(17)

RANKED:Largest Chinese population · Largest German population · Largest South American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

53.3%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.9%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

23.7%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

31.0 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 28.7 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 married30.7%(849)

Married50.8%(1,406)

Widowed2.7%(75)

Divorced15.8%(436)

Women 15+

Never married24%(925)

Married45.4%(1,753)

Widowed9.6%(371)

Divorced20.9%(808)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.1%

−6.5 ptssince 2013

from 7.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.6%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 63.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.5%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.1%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.0%

+8.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.8%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 81.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.2%

+9.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.2% 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)26.3%(42)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.6%(33)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War18.1%(29)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II11.3%(18)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 160 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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