CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wantagh

New York · 18,567 residents · 3.83 sq mi

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With 18,567 people, Wantagh is a city in New York. Households here earn about 82% more than in New York as a whole. 93% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $199,000. The median household earns $60,134, about 100% above the national median. Renters pay $932 a month at the median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

30% 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

18,567

−2%vs 2000

vs 18,971 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

35.9

−7%vs 2000

vs 38.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.83 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(1,216)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(1,157)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(1,181)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(1,194)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(1,386)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(2,890)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(2,952)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.1%(2,240)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.6%(2,160)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(1,536)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(604)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(51)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$60,134

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,916 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,482

−32%vs 2000

vs $31,817 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.0%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$199,000

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $250,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$932

+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $923 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

93.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.7% in 2000

6.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94%(17,829)

Black0.2%(35)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(619)

Asian1.9%(357)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(18,203)

Black0%(7)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(306)

Asian1.8%(327)

Other0.2%(30)

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 American2.7%(503)

Puerto Rican2%(370)

Cuban1.3%(237)

Central American1.3%(235)

Argentine1.3%(234)

Salvadoran1.1%(207)

Spaniard0.7%(137)

Dominican0.5%(100)

Peruvian0.5%(95)

Colombian0.5%(89)

Ecuadorian0.4%(68)

Honduran0.2%(28)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Chilean0.1%(17)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.5%(282)

Pakistani1.2%(219)

Filipino0.6%(112)

Chinese0.3%(46)

Vietnamese0.2%(30)

Taiwanese0%(4)

Ancestry

Italian31.4%(5,772)

Irish20.7%(3,793)

German14.2%(2,604)

Greek4.5%(826)

English4.5%(819)

Polish4.3%(791)

Russian3.5%(639)

American2%(365)

Serbian1.7%(317)

Ukrainian1.5%(283)

Arab1.2%(229)

Scottish1.1%(205)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian1%(182)

Swedish0.9%(162)

Belgian0.9%(157)

Austrian0.8%(149)

Hungarian0.7%(133)

French0.6%(106)

Egyptian0.5%(94)

Lebanese0.5%(89)

French Canadian0.5%(86)

Lithuanian0.5%(85)

Dutch0.3%(53)

West Indian0.3%(50)

Brazilian0.3%(47)

Syrian0.3%(46)

Croatian0.2%(36)

Macedonian0.2%(35)

Czech0.2%(32)

Jamaican0.2%(32)

Latvian0.1%(26)

Portuguese0.1%(24)

Turkish0.1%(17)

Armenian0.1%(13)

Danish0.1%(13)

Guyanese0.1%(11)

Scotch-Irish0%(8)

Finnish0%(7)

Subsaharan African0%(2)

Ghanaian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Greek population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

29.6%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 38.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.5%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.6%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

31.5 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 27.2 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 married35.5%(2,644)

Married59.5%(4,429)

Widowed1.8%(137)

Divorced3.1%(228)

Women 15+

Never married24.1%(1,770)

Married60.1%(4,408)

Widowed7.4%(543)

Divorced8.4%(613)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.0%

−1.5 ptssince 2013

from 2.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

80.4%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 82.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.3%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 5.7% 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

88.7%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 91.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

22.9%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% 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)27.3%(170)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.7%(110)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.4%(189)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.9%(24)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 622 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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