CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Williston Park

New York · 7,516 residents · 0.63 sq mi

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Williston Park is a city of 7,516 people in New York. The typical home is worth $215,500. That is roughly 53% ahead of the New York median. Median rent is $841 a month. Median household income runs $50,496, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% 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

7,516

+4%vs 2000

vs 7,261 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 39.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.63 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(414)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(505)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(413)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(502)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(575)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(1,170)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(1,073)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.2%(915)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(776)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(719)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(335)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(119)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$50,496

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,737 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,324

−35%vs 2000

vs $29,521 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.1%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$215,500

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $257,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$841

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,065 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.7%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.1% in 2000

22.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.6%(6,359)

Black0.3%(24)

Hispanic / Latino4.3%(313)

Asian7%(505)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(7,234)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(273)

Asian3.5%(261)

Other0.3%(21)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American7.3%(554)

Salvadoran7.3%(554)

South American4.3%(328)

Venezuelan2%(151)

Peruvian1.5%(111)

Puerto Rican1.1%(86)

Ecuadorian0.6%(49)

Spaniard0.6%(48)

Dominican0.3%(21)

Chilean0.2%(17)

Mexican0.2%(12)

Asian origin

Chinese5.3%(398)

Filipino3.2%(240)

Korean3.1%(234)

Asian Indian2.6%(197)

Taiwanese0.6%(47)

Bangladeshi0.6%(42)

Sri Lankan0.3%(25)

Pakistani0.1%(8)

Ancestry

Irish25.6%(1,933)

Italian16.1%(1,211)

German8.6%(646)

American4%(299)

English3.4%(259)

Polish2%(152)

Portuguese1.5%(115)

Scottish1.1%(85)

Greek0.8%(60)

West Indian0.8%(59)

Haitian0.8%(59)

Slovak0.7%(56)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.6%(48)

Czech0.6%(46)

Iranian0.6%(46)

Norwegian0.6%(42)

Dutch0.5%(41)

Hungarian0.5%(35)

Ukrainian0.5%(35)

Austrian0.4%(30)

Swedish0.4%(27)

British0.3%(23)

Israeli0.3%(19)

Lithuanian0.2%(16)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(15)

Armenian0.2%(14)

Swiss0.2%(14)

French0.2%(13)

Romanian0.2%(12)

Danish0.1%(10)

Croatian0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.6%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.5%

−6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

10.3%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.2 min

−1%vs 2000

vs 24.5 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 married34.5%(1,050)

Married56.9%(1,731)

Widowed2.1%(63)

Divorced6.5%(199)

Women 15+

Never married24.3%(725)

Married56.1%(1,677)

Widowed9.6%(288)

Divorced10%(298)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.3%

−1.0 ptssince 2013

from 4.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.3%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 72.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.6%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.5%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 6.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

86.2%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 90.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

23.3%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% 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%(68)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9%(15)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era59%(98)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 166 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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