COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Nassau County

New York · 1,287,348 residents · 285 sq mi

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With 1,287,348 people, Nassau County is a county in New York. Median home value sits at $208,500. That is roughly 65% ahead of the New York median. Median household income runs $54,283, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. Median rent is $749 a month.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

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

1,287,348

−4%vs 2000

vs 1,334,544 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

−5%vs 2000

vs 38.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

285 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.4M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(78,941)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(75,331)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(77,426)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(81,980)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(92,633)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(203,734)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(195,922)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.8%(151,408)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.4%(147,368)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(115,949)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(50,728)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(15,928)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$54,283

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,030 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$23,352

−27%vs 2000

vs $32,151 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.7%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$208,500

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $240,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$749

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $964 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.5%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

19.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74%(986,947)

Black9.7%(129,860)

Hispanic / Latino10%(133,282)

Asian4.7%(62,744)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.8%(1,116,949)

Black8.6%(110,991)

Hispanic / Latino5.7%(72,880)

Asian3%(38,914)

Other1.6%(20,494)

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 American6.2%(86,640)

Salvadoran4.4%(61,154)

South American4.1%(57,487)

Puerto Rican2.7%(37,396)

Dominican2.3%(31,556)

Colombian1.5%(20,369)

Mexican1.1%(15,761)

Ecuadorian1.1%(14,751)

Honduran0.8%(11,542)

Peruvian0.7%(10,303)

Guatemalan0.7%(9,708)

Cuban0.5%(7,248)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0.4%(4,972)

Chilean0.3%(4,069)

Argentine0.3%(3,669)

Nicaraguan0.1%(1,749)

Panamanian0.1%(1,672)

Venezuelan0.1%(1,411)

Uruguayan0.1%(1,059)

Bolivian0.1%(980)

Costa Rican0%(665)

Paraguayan0%(534)

Asian origin

Asian Indian4.1%(56,427)

Chinese3.6%(50,146)

Pakistani1.1%(15,919)

Korean1.1%(15,136)

Filipino0.9%(12,748)

Bangladeshi0.3%(4,296)

Japanese0.2%(2,296)

Taiwanese0.1%(1,954)

Kazakh0.1%(1,801)

Vietnamese0.1%(812)

Sri Lankan0%(690)

Thai0%(561)

+ 8 more asian origin groups with data

Indonesian0%(401)

Burmese0%(379)

Nepalese0%(234)

Malaysian0%(157)

Uzbek0%(79)

Laotian0%(69)

Singaporean0%(69)

Mongolian0%(18)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(348)

Samoan0%(111)

Chamorro0%(105)

Ancestry

Italian16.4%(228,564)

Irish11.6%(161,822)

German6.9%(96,459)

West Indian4.1%(57,584)

American3.7%(51,660)

Polish3.5%(48,548)

Russian2.4%(33,420)

English2.3%(32,537)

Haitian1.9%(25,748)

Jamaican1.5%(21,517)

Greek1.4%(19,637)

Guyanese0.8%(10,526)

+ 50 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.7%(9,076)

Hungarian0.6%(8,519)

French0.6%(8,426)

Iranian0.6%(8,424)

Ukrainian0.6%(7,805)

Arab0.6%(7,666)

Scottish0.5%(6,773)

Austrian0.4%(6,094)

Portuguese0.4%(6,011)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.3%(4,712)

Israeli0.3%(4,445)

Norwegian0.3%(4,386)

Swedish0.3%(4,210)

Romanian0.3%(4,033)

Nigerian0.3%(3,576)

Croatian0.2%(3,463)

Dutch0.2%(3,254)

Turkish0.2%(3,240)

Czech0.2%(3,206)

Lithuanian0.2%(2,834)

Brazilian0.2%(2,386)

Armenian0.2%(2,280)

Egyptian0.2%(2,098)

French Canadian0.1%(1,969)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(1,965)

British0.1%(1,799)

Danish0.1%(1,629)

Welsh0.1%(1,394)

Barbadian0.1%(1,385)

Canadian0.1%(1,165)

Finnish0.1%(1,100)

Moroccan0.1%(994)

Serbian0.1%(937)

Slovak0.1%(931)

Lebanese0.1%(842)

Swiss0.1%(825)

Ghanaian0.1%(814)

Belgian0%(642)

Syrian0%(592)

Iraqi0%(586)

Latvian0%(510)

Australian0%(271)

Palestinian0%(258)

Macedonian0%(208)

Ethiopian0%(171)

Jordanian0%(166)

Kenyan0%(139)

Bulgarian0%(117)

Slovene0%(102)

Somali0%(55)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

30.0%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.2%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.0%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.7 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 26.0 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 married34.9%(195,038)

Married57.8%(322,974)

Widowed2.4%(13,519)

Divorced4.9%(27,330)

Women 15+

Never married30.2%(177,241)

Married52.9%(310,767)

Widowed8.8%(51,903)

Divorced8.1%(47,625)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.8%

−5.2 ptssince 2013

from 9.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.9%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 68.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.7%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.4%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.0%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 80.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.0%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 28.5% 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)18%(5,812)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.3%(4,294)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.2%(12,322)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.3%(3,003)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.6%(848)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 32,220 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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