CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Massapequa

New York · 22,018 residents · 3.56 sq mi

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Massapequa is a city of 22,018 people in New York. Households here earn about 83% more than in New York as a whole. 93% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $209,300. Renters pay $1,001 a month at the median. Households take in $60,345 a year at the median, 100% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

26% 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

22,018

−3%vs 2000

vs 22,652 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

37.0

−5%vs 2000

vs 39.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.56 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(1,316)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(1,259)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(1,448)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(1,418)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(1,613)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(3,314)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(3,300)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.5%(2,974)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.1%(2,675)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(1,790)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(736)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(175)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$60,345

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,806 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$23,269

−28%vs 2000

vs $32,532 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.3%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$209,300

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $265,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$1,001

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,060 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

93.2%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.0% in 2000

6.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(21,606)

Black0.2%(35)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(587)

Asian1.3%(287)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(21,629)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(350)

Asian1.4%(304)

Other0.4%(85)

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 Rican3.7%(801)

South American1.6%(344)

Dominican1.3%(268)

Peruvian0.6%(126)

Central American0.5%(111)

Ecuadorian0.4%(96)

Colombian0.4%(83)

Cuban0.4%(81)

Spaniard0.4%(81)

Salvadoran0.4%(79)

Mexican0.2%(48)

Guatemalan0.1%(32)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.1%(28)

Chilean0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(95)

Filipino0.3%(60)

Kazakh0.2%(52)

Chinese0.2%(37)

Indonesian0%(8)

Ancestry

Italian38.7%(8,270)

Irish25.1%(5,378)

German11.3%(2,427)

Polish3.6%(777)

English3.5%(745)

American3.4%(737)

Greek2.1%(459)

Russian1.8%(383)

French1.2%(253)

Croatian1.1%(243)

West Indian1.1%(236)

Norwegian0.8%(175)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.8%(173)

French Canadian0.5%(108)

Ukrainian0.5%(100)

Scottish0.5%(97)

Swedish0.4%(87)

Armenian0.4%(86)

Hungarian0.3%(74)

Arab0.3%(60)

Dutch0.3%(57)

Danish0.2%(51)

Canadian0.2%(47)

Portuguese0.2%(41)

Brazilian0.2%(36)

British0.2%(36)

Czech0.2%(34)

Latvian0.1%(30)

Jordanian0.1%(29)

Palestinian0.1%(29)

Serbian0.1%(29)

Israeli0.1%(27)

Jamaican0.1%(26)

Lithuanian0.1%(25)

Haitian0.1%(24)

Subsaharan African0.1%(19)

Guyanese0.1%(16)

Slovene0.1%(13)

Welsh0.1%(11)

Turkish0%(8)

Lebanese0%(6)

Scotch-Irish0%(6)

Swiss0%(6)

Australian0%(4)

Ghanaian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

26.5%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.7%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.6%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.6 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 28.3 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 married29.9%(2,649)

Married63.4%(5,619)

Widowed1.4%(128)

Divorced5.2%(462)

Women 15+

Never married24.9%(2,228)

Married59.2%(5,307)

Widowed7.4%(666)

Divorced8.5%(761)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.7%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 3.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

82.5%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 80.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.1%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.9%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 7.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

89.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 89.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% 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)16.6%(96)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.5%(43)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era52%(300)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.7%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 577 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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