CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lindenhurst

New York · 26,879 residents · 3.75 sq mi

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Lindenhurst is home to 26,879 people in New York. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. That is roughly 41% ahead of the New York median. Median home value sits at $155,900. Median rent is $737 a month. Households take in $46,615 a year at the median, 55% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

26,879

−3%vs 2000

vs 27,819 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.9

−8%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.75 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202427K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(2,091)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(1,763)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(1,631)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(1,701)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(2,041)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.8%(5,313)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(4,054)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(2,752)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(2,592)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(1,922)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(822)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(197)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,615

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,667 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,116

−27%vs 2000

vs $22,150 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.5%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$155,900

+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $169,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$737

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $858 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.5%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.6% in 2000

19.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.8%(24,976)

Black0.8%(220)

Hispanic / Latino6.5%(1,813)

Asian1.4%(379)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(26,199)

Black0.5%(136)

Hispanic / Latino4.3%(1,155)

Asian1.2%(322)

Other0.8%(222)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Dominican5.4%(1,461)

Puerto Rican4.6%(1,247)

Central American3.9%(1,047)

Salvadoran3.7%(1,004)

South American3.4%(910)

Colombian1.1%(311)

Ecuadorian1.1%(287)

Bolivian0.6%(166)

Cuban0.5%(140)

Peruvian0.4%(120)

Mexican0.4%(112)

Guatemalan0.1%(27)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.1%(26)

Honduran0.1%(16)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.3%(347)

Kazakh0.7%(181)

Chinese0.4%(115)

Pakistani0.2%(41)

Bangladeshi0.1%(19)

Korean0.1%(15)

Filipino0%(13)

Ancestry

Italian22.3%(6,054)

Irish16.4%(4,455)

German12.3%(3,329)

Polish5.5%(1,483)

English5%(1,360)

American3.5%(953)

Ukrainian3%(812)

West Indian2.1%(581)

Haitian1.6%(433)

French1.3%(360)

Norwegian1%(282)

Russian0.9%(242)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.9%(233)

Scottish0.8%(220)

Finnish0.5%(125)

Greek0.4%(111)

Turkish0.4%(110)

Swedish0.3%(93)

Danish0.3%(91)

Swiss0.3%(88)

Jamaican0.3%(85)

Czech0.3%(77)

Israeli0.3%(75)

Dutch0.2%(67)

Hungarian0.2%(53)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(48)

Slovak0.1%(37)

Portuguese0.1%(32)

Croatian0.1%(29)

Subsaharan African0.1%(28)

Armenian0.1%(27)

Welsh0.1%(27)

Canadian0.1%(21)

Romanian0.1%(20)

Lithuanian0.1%(16)

Belgian0%(12)

French Canadian0%(12)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(12)

Brazilian0%(10)

British0%(10)

Nigerian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest Dominican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.1%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.4%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.6 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 23.1 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 married36.5%(4,019)

Married55.1%(6,058)

Widowed1.9%(204)

Divorced6.5%(716)

Women 15+

Never married33.3%(3,747)

Married47.5%(5,348)

Widowed9.5%(1,071)

Divorced9.8%(1,099)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.1%

−6.2 ptssince 2013

from 9.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 67.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.0%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 77.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 31.5% 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)28.7%(223)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.4%(65)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.4%(321)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.1%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 776 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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