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Nassau County

New York · 1,339,532 residents · 285 sq mi
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With 1,339,532 people, Nassau County is a county in New York. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $487,900. Households here earn about 68% more than in New York as a whole. Median household income runs $93,613, well clear of the $52,703 US median. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 28% nationally.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $52,703
Older
median age 41.1
US median: 37.2
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,339,532
Unchangedsince 2000
from 1,334,544 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
41.1
+7%since 2000
from 38.5 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
285 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.3M1.3M1.3M1.4M1.4M19902000201020202024Nassau County
20241.4M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 55.5%(73,888)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96.2%(83,405)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 147%(93,607)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 197%(94,070)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 245.9%(79,376)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3410.6%(142,556)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4413.3%(177,632)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5416.3%(217,985)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6412.9%(172,332)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 747.3%(98,307)
US avg: 7%
75 to 845.4%(72,317)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over2.5%(34,057)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$93,613
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $72,030 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,387
+29%since 2000
from $32,151 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
60.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 59.6% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
5.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2000
from 5.2% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.448
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Other services10.8%
US avg: 7%
Information10.2%
US avg: 11.5%
Public administration8.3%
US avg: 4.9%
Wholesale trade5.6%
US avg: 7.2%
Finance & insurance5.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade5.2%
US avg: 10.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.9%
US avg: 4.2%
Transportation & warehousing3.8%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food3.1%
US avg: 2.4%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$487,900
+60%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $240,200 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,407
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $964 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
79.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2000
from 80.3% in 2000
20.1% rent
Vacancy rate
5.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.95 people
−3%since 2009
from 3.05 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
43.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 42.8% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
52.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
5.2
−2%since 2009
from 5.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic74%(986,947)
Black9.7%(129,860)
Hispanic / Latino10%(133,282)
Asian4.7%(62,744)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic65.5%(877,309)
Black10.5%(141,305)
Hispanic / Latino14.6%(195,355)
Asian7.6%(101,558)
Other1.4%(18,848)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American4.6%(61,495)
Salvadoran3.2%(42,572)
South American2.9%(38,261)
Puerto Rican2.2%(29,733)
Dominican1.7%(22,020)
Colombian1%(13,402)
Mexican0.8%(10,684)
Ecuadorian0.7%(8,855)
Honduran0.6%(8,632)
Peruvian0.5%(7,080)
Guatemalan0.5%(6,406)
Cuban0.5%(6,058)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.3%(3,566)
Argentine0.2%(2,623)
Chilean0.2%(2,598)
Panamanian0.1%(1,487)
Costa Rican0.1%(1,331)
Bolivian0.1%(1,099)
Uruguayan0.1%(919)
Venezuelan0.1%(705)
Nicaraguan0%(436)
Paraguayan0%(413)
Ancestry
Italian23%(305,737)
Irish16.9%(224,840)
German10.8%(143,586)
Polish5.4%(72,081)
Russian4.4%(59,061)
West Indian3.9%(51,681)
American3.2%(42,503)
English3.2%(42,066)
Greek1.6%(21,516)
Haitian1.6%(20,810)
Jamaican1.5%(19,674)
French1.2%(15,598)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Hungarian1%(13,637)
Austrian0.9%(11,903)
Iranian0.9%(11,333)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(8,938)
Scottish0.6%(8,512)
Swedish0.6%(7,946)
Arab0.6%(7,449)
Portuguese0.6%(7,340)
Norwegian0.5%(6,174)
Romanian0.4%(5,933)
Ukrainian0.4%(5,868)
Dutch0.4%(5,539)
Israeli0.4%(5,327)
Czech0.4%(4,825)
Lithuanian0.3%(4,623)
Guyanese0.3%(4,442)
Armenian0.3%(3,535)
French Canadian0.2%(3,222)
Turkish0.2%(2,980)
Croatian0.2%(2,842)
British0.2%(2,526)
Swiss0.2%(2,316)
Danish0.2%(2,201)
Egyptian0.2%(1,995)
Canadian0.1%(1,941)
Welsh0.1%(1,755)
Slovak0.1%(1,528)
Brazilian0.1%(1,516)
Barbadian0.1%(1,489)
Nigerian0.1%(1,356)
Finnish0.1%(1,079)
Lebanese0.1%(995)
Latvian0.1%(965)
Belgian0.1%(821)
Iraqi0.1%(793)
Syrian0.1%(754)
Moroccan0%(618)
Ghanaian0%(423)
Australian0%(388)
Bulgarian0%(299)
Serbian0%(294)
Slovene0%(277)
Ethiopian0%(155)
Jordanian0%(66)
Somali0%(15)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
40.9%
+5.6 ptssince 2000
from 35.4% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
89.7%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 86.7% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
18.2%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 15.6% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
33.3 min
+28%since 2000
from 26.0 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
69.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 69.2% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
7.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
16.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 16.0% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
3.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
2.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
7.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
17.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 16.8% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
43.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 42.5% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
Female
51.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
Foreign born
20.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 19.7% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
7.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Nassau County, New York?

Nassau County, New York has about 1,339,532 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Nassau County, New York?

The typical household in Nassau County, New York earns about $93,613 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Nassau County, New York expensive?

In Nassau County, New York, the median home is worth about $487,900, and the typical rent is about $1,407 a month.

How educated are people in Nassau County, New York?

About 40.9% of adults age 25 and over in Nassau County, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Nassau County, New York?

About 5.0% of people in Nassau County, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has Nassau County, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, Nassau County, New York has grown since 1990. The population has added about 52,184 residents, a change of about 4 percent over that period.

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