COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 1236 vs Census Tract 5220
PLACE A
Census Tract 1236, Suffolk County, New York
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5220, Nassau County, New York
Census Tract 1236 is 51% smaller than Census Tract 5220. Census Tract 1236 earns more, with a median household income $19,808 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 1236CENSUS TRACT 5220DIFFERENCE
Total population3,8927,986−51% vs Census Tract 5220
Population density4,3787,253−2,875
Median age53.047.3+5.7
Male50.3%48.5%+1.8 pts
Female49.7%51.5%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born9.6%25.1%−15.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.2%39.1%+48.2 pts
Black1.1%36.4%−35.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.4%18.3%−7.9 pts
Asian0.2%3.9%−3.7 pts
Other1.1%2.3%−1.3 pts
Median household income$119,677$99,869+$19,808
Per capita income$76,243$54,774+$21,469
Poverty rate6.5%6.7%−0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4830.482Even
Bachelor's degree or higher51.7%45.0%+6.8 pts
Graduate degree23.7%18.2%+5.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%7.1%−4.0 pts
Labor force participation60.2%60.1%+0.0 pts
Median home value$681,200$527,900+$153,300
Median gross rent$99$1,150−$1,051
Owner-occupied94.8%80.0%+14.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.0%5.3%−1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households36.1%45.6%−9.5 pts
Average commute36.636.9−0.3
Worked from home21.4%10.6%+10.8 pts
Public transit to work10.2%11.6%−1.4 pts
Uninsured1.2%3.5%−2.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024