CITY · 1990 CENSUS

North Wantagh

New York · 12,276 residents · 1.90 sq mi

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With 12,276 people, North Wantagh is a city in New York. 89% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 68% more than in New York as a whole. The typical home is worth $185,100. The median household earns $55,488, about 84% above the national median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 1.2% of people here.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

29% 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

12,276

+1%vs 2000

vs 12,156 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

36.8

−8%vs 2000

vs 39.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.90 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(804)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(687)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(660)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(728)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(789)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.8%(2,063)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.4%(2,139)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(1,213)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.5%(1,410)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(1,278)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(423)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(82)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$55,488

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,252 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$22,249

−26%vs 2000

vs $30,214 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.2%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$185,100

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $215,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$670

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $821 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

89.4%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.2% in 2000

10.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.5%(11,248)

Black0.4%(45)

Hispanic / Latino4.6%(556)

Asian1.8%(215)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(11,952)

Black0.2%(30)

Hispanic / Latino3%(366)

Asian2%(241)

Other0.4%(53)

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 American7.3%(869)

Colombian2.8%(332)

Dominican2.5%(295)

Chilean2.2%(267)

Puerto Rican2.1%(245)

Central American1.7%(206)

Argentine1.1%(131)

Panamanian0.9%(109)

Salvadoran0.8%(97)

Uruguayan0.7%(84)

Peruvian0.5%(55)

Spaniard0.5%(55)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Cuban0.4%(52)

Mexican0%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese1.1%(126)

Laotian0.6%(69)

Pakistani0.1%(15)

Korean0.1%(13)

Taiwanese0.1%(11)

Filipino0.1%(7)

Ancestry

Italian34.1%(4,072)

Irish22.9%(2,739)

German12.6%(1,510)

Polish4.2%(504)

American4.1%(484)

English3.6%(430)

Russian2.9%(347)

Greek1.8%(213)

West Indian1.8%(212)

Hungarian1.1%(134)

Haitian1.1%(128)

Norwegian0.8%(99)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Romanian0.8%(96)

Ukrainian0.8%(93)

French0.7%(89)

Scottish0.7%(85)

Czech0.5%(58)

Turkish0.5%(54)

Swedish0.4%(52)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(50)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.4%(50)

Austrian0.3%(34)

Jamaican0.2%(28)

Dutch0.2%(25)

Lithuanian0.2%(23)

British0.2%(22)

Barbadian0.2%(20)

Canadian0.2%(18)

Welsh0.1%(15)

Guyanese0.1%(14)

Slovak0.1%(13)

Portuguese0.1%(12)

Belgian0.1%(8)

French Canadian0.1%(7)

Armenian0.1%(6)

Swiss0.1%(6)

Arab0%(5)

Egyptian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest South American population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

29.0%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.0%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.6%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.5 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 23.7 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 married28.4%(1,410)

Married60.5%(2,998)

Widowed4.9%(241)

Divorced6.3%(310)

Women 15+

Never married22.3%(1,054)

Married61.7%(2,919)

Widowed8.5%(404)

Divorced7.5%(354)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.6%

−1.1 ptssince 2013

from 2.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

78.4%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 81.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.5%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 8.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

87.6%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 89.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.8% 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)10.8%(38)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)3.1%(11)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.7%(165)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War19.5%(69)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 353 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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