CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lynbrook

New York · 19,208 residents · 2.01 sq mi

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Lynbrook is home to 19,208 people in New York. Median home value sits at $194,700. That is roughly 38% ahead of the New York median. Median rent is $728 a month. At a median age of 37.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 2.9%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% 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

19,208

−4%vs 2000

vs 19,911 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.1

−6%vs 2000

vs 39.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.01 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(1,213)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.3%(1,015)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(1,004)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(1,093)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(1,301)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.4%(3,348)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(2,758)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(2,039)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.3%(2,175)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(1,840)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(1,112)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(310)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,453

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,373 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,067

−30%vs 2000

vs $27,211 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.9%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$194,700

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $219,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$728

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $914 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.1%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.8% in 2000

26.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.8%(17,285)

Black0.9%(174)

Hispanic / Latino8.3%(1,648)

Asian3%(593)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(18,546)

Black0.2%(48)

Hispanic / Latino5.1%(988)

Asian1.8%(349)

Other1.4%(265)

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 American7.9%(1,614)

Puerto Rican3.4%(693)

Dominican3.2%(645)

Central American3.1%(634)

Uruguayan2.3%(470)

Ecuadorian2%(401)

Honduran1.7%(352)

Cuban1.5%(300)

Mexican1.5%(296)

Colombian1.4%(283)

Peruvian1.2%(244)

Panamanian0.9%(188)

+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data

Bolivian0.6%(129)

Argentine0.3%(67)

Salvadoran0.3%(54)

Guatemalan0.1%(22)

Nicaraguan0.1%(18)

Spaniard0.1%(15)

Chilean0.1%(13)

Venezuelan0%(7)

Asian origin

Pakistani3.2%(655)

Asian Indian1.8%(372)

Chinese1.8%(357)

Filipino1.1%(227)

Vietnamese0.2%(35)

Korean0.1%(29)

Taiwanese0.1%(19)

Japanese0.1%(15)

Kazakh0%(7)

Ancestry

Italian25.6%(5,205)

Irish18.2%(3,700)

German8.3%(1,687)

West Indian4.1%(841)

Haitian2.9%(582)

English2.5%(499)

Russian2.1%(435)

American2.1%(423)

Polish1.7%(349)

Greek1%(208)

Hungarian1%(198)

Jamaican0.9%(187)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.9%(184)

French0.8%(156)

Arab0.7%(138)

Romanian0.7%(137)

Egyptian0.6%(122)

Lithuanian0.5%(106)

Israeli0.5%(101)

French Canadian0.5%(96)

Guyanese0.4%(74)

Portuguese0.3%(54)

Subsaharan African0.2%(48)

Swedish0.2%(47)

Turkish0.2%(39)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(35)

Finnish0.2%(34)

Armenian0.2%(33)

Serbian0.1%(27)

Scottish0.1%(26)

Nigerian0.1%(25)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(20)

Austrian0.1%(18)

Norwegian0.1%(14)

Canadian0.1%(12)

Czech0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest South American population · Largest West Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.4%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.2%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.5%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.6 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 25.8 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 married31.3%(2,428)

Married62.7%(4,866)

Widowed1.3%(103)

Divorced4.6%(360)

Women 15+

Never married29%(2,659)

Married49%(4,490)

Widowed10.1%(930)

Divorced11.8%(1,084)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−4.0 ptssince 2013

from 7.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.6%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 75.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.9%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.8%

+8.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.4%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 84.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.2%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 28.5% 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)41%(201)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.6%(47)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.8%(156)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.6%(47)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 490 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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