CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Selden

New York · 20,608 residents · 4.55 sq mi

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With 20,608 people, Selden is a city in New York. Median rent is $790 a month. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. That is roughly 40% ahead of the New York median. Households take in $46,298 a year at the median, 54% more than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 3.5%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% 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

20,608

−6%vs 2000

vs 21,861 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

30.5

−10%vs 2000

vs 34.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.55 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(1,649)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(1,300)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(1,691)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(1,690)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.6%(1,777)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.3%(3,968)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(3,101)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412%(2,467)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(1,389)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.4%(907)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(572)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(97)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,298

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,103 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,679

−29%vs 2000

vs $20,577 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.5%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$137,100

+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $147,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$790

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $943 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.1%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

20.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.3%(18,863)

Black1.6%(349)

Hispanic / Latino8.2%(1,799)

Asian2.4%(535)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.5%(19,685)

Black1.5%(316)

Hispanic / Latino5%(1,031)

Asian1.5%(307)

Other1.5%(300)

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 Rican7.8%(1,684)

South American6.7%(1,455)

Central American5.3%(1,148)

Ecuadorian4.1%(885)

Dominican3%(658)

Salvadoran2%(432)

Honduran1.5%(316)

Peruvian1.3%(284)

Mexican1.1%(238)

Costa Rican0.9%(205)

Colombian0.8%(176)

Guatemalan0.8%(175)

+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0.6%(130)

Chilean0.3%(75)

Cuban0.3%(61)

Bolivian0.1%(23)

Nicaraguan0.1%(13)

Uruguayan0.1%(12)

Panamanian0%(7)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.9%(401)

Pakistani1.5%(326)

Bangladeshi0.9%(203)

Nepalese0.8%(168)

Filipino0.7%(141)

Vietnamese0.2%(54)

Burmese0.2%(40)

Chinese0.1%(17)

Japanese0.1%(13)

Malaysian0%(7)

Ancestry

Italian23.1%(4,981)

Irish16.2%(3,495)

German10.7%(2,318)

American6.2%(1,330)

English4%(856)

Polish3.6%(774)

Greek2.2%(477)

French1.7%(369)

Russian1.3%(280)

Portuguese1.3%(274)

Brazilian1%(213)

West Indian0.9%(203)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.9%(188)

Scottish0.7%(146)

Subsaharan African0.4%(76)

Haitian0.4%(76)

Jamaican0.4%(76)

Hungarian0.3%(56)

Norwegian0.2%(49)

Austrian0.2%(43)

Guyanese0.2%(43)

Slovak0.2%(36)

Ghanaian0.2%(34)

Croatian0.1%(32)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(30)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(30)

Lithuanian0.1%(29)

Czech0.1%(28)

Danish0.1%(26)

Swedish0.1%(23)

Ukrainian0.1%(23)

Slovene0.1%(18)

Arab0.1%(17)

Egyptian0.1%(17)

French Canadian0.1%(16)

Armenian0.1%(13)

Swiss0%(9)

Romanian0%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.7%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.6%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.2 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 23.8 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 married36.6%(3,256)

Married54.3%(4,837)

Widowed2.4%(210)

Divorced6.8%(602)

Women 15+

Never married33.8%(3,096)

Married46.5%(4,260)

Widowed11.4%(1,045)

Divorced8.4%(769)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.4%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 9.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.2%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 62.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 73.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 33.7% 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)20%(140)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.6%(81)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.6%(242)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7%(49)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 699 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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