CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Holtsville

New York · 14,972 residents · 7.11 sq mi

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With 14,972 people, Holtsville is a city in New York. 86% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 56% more than in New York as a whole. Renters pay $808 a month at the median. Median household income runs $51,400, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Median home value sits at $153,600.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% 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

14,972

−12%vs 2000

vs 17,006 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

30.6

−11%vs 2000

vs 34.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.11 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(1,114)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(1,039)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(1,324)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199%(1,343)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(1,224)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.6%(2,637)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.8%(2,815)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.7%(1,749)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646%(902)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.4%(509)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.9%(284)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(32)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$51,400

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,544 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,312

−32%vs 2000

vs $24,031 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.0%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$153,600

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $169,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$808

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,055 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.6%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 85.6% in 2000

14.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89%(15,141)

Black1%(174)

Hispanic / Latino7.1%(1,200)

Asian1.7%(296)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(14,593)

Black0.9%(128)

Hispanic / Latino5%(750)

Asian0.5%(74)

Other1.2%(177)

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 Rican5%(959)

South American4.7%(902)

Central American4.1%(786)

Salvadoran3.7%(710)

Colombian2%(389)

Ecuadorian1.8%(342)

Mexican1.3%(243)

Dominican1.1%(208)

Cuban1%(196)

Peruvian0.8%(164)

Nicaraguan0.2%(41)

Guatemalan0.2%(35)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0.1%(20)

Chilean0%(7)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.4%(274)

Chinese0.6%(125)

Pakistani0.3%(67)

Taiwanese0.3%(53)

Korean0.2%(38)

Kazakh0.1%(15)

Ancestry

Italian29.2%(5,654)

Irish20.1%(3,892)

German12.5%(2,418)

American7.1%(1,380)

Polish4.6%(899)

English4.5%(875)

West Indian2.2%(416)

Russian2.1%(406)

French1.4%(263)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian1.1%(218)

Portuguese1%(203)

Scottish1%(191)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Brazilian1%(189)

Greek0.9%(174)

Haitian0.9%(171)

Hungarian0.5%(91)

French Canadian0.4%(86)

Ukrainian0.3%(60)

Swedish0.3%(52)

Romanian0.2%(47)

Arab0.2%(45)

Turkish0.2%(45)

Czech0.2%(40)

Danish0.2%(39)

Subsaharan African0.2%(39)

British0.2%(36)

Dutch0.2%(34)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(29)

Moroccan0.1%(26)

Slovak0.1%(26)

Welsh0.1%(17)

Austrian0.1%(16)

Nigerian0.1%(16)

Jamaican0.1%(16)

Finnish0.1%(15)

Swiss0.1%(12)

Norwegian0.1%(11)

Egyptian0%(7)

Israeli0%(7)

Lithuanian0%(6)

Canadian0%(3)

Latvian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.7%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.5%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.4%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.1 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 22.8 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 married40.4%(3,336)

Married49.8%(4,105)

Widowed4.4%(364)

Divorced5.4%(444)

Women 15+

Never married32.2%(2,587)

Married50.2%(4,029)

Widowed5.4%(437)

Divorced12.1%(975)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−5.2 ptssince 2013

from 8.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

70.9%

−7.0 ptssince 2020

from 77.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.0%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.1%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.1%

−6.1 ptssince 2020

from 86.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.0%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% 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)24.2%(155)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0.9%(6)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50.8%(325)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.1%(52)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 640 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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