COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lindenhurst vs Copiague
PLACE A
Lindenhurst, New York
VS
PLACE B
Copiague, New York
Lindenhurst is 16% larger than Copiague. Lindenhurst earns more, with a median household income $2,759 higher.
LINDENHURSTCOPIAGUEDIFFERENCE
Total population27,25823,424+16% vs Copiague
Population density7,2757,576−301
Population growth-0.4%1.9%−2.3 pts
Median age38.137.3+0.8
Male50.3%48.8%+1.5 pts
Female49.7%51.2%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born15.8%29.2%−13.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.9%41.4%+29.5 pts
Black4.6%7.9%−3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino20.0%45.5%−25.4 pts
Asian2.7%2.0%+0.7 pts
Other1.7%3.3%−1.5 pts
Median household income$130,128$127,369+$2,759
Per capita income$48,673$46,392+$2,281
Poverty rate5.7%5.7%+0.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4060.421−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%26.3%+5.7 pts
Graduate degree12.9%9.1%+3.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.3%5.1%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation68.8%72.8%−4.0 pts
Median home value$521,500$484,500+$37,000
Median gross rent$1,885$2,199−$314
Owner-occupied87.6%79.7%+7.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.3%5.9%+1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households50.1%58.3%−8.2 pts
Average commute32.231.0+1.2
Worked from home10.3%8.6%+1.7 pts
Public transit to work6.4%6.1%+0.3 pts
Uninsured3.1%5.6%−2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024