Nassau County, NY Demographic Data
Nassau County, NY Summary
Nassau County is located in New York
- Population: 1,349,233
- Area: 453.23 sq. miles
- Land Area: 284.72 sq. miles
- Water Area: 168.52 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,976.90 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 85.30 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
New York Heat Map by County Population
Cities With Largest Population in NY
Counties With Largest Population in NY
Sponsored
Nassau County, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
700,477
51%
50.8
Male
661,023
49%
49.2
Total Population
1,361,500
323,128,000
Nassau County, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
73,510
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
82,824
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
84,088
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
89,945
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
88,815
6.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
155,840
11.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
162,437
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
200,043
14.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
104,454
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
87,778
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
126,348
9.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
64,070
4.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
41,348
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,065,350
78.2%
77.2
Female
556,220
52.2%
51.3
Male
509,126
47.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,013,390
74.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
280,320
20.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
231,766
17.0%
15.2
Female
132,069
57.0%
55.8
Male
99,697
43.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Nassau County, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,319,160
96.9%
96.8
White
926,594
68.1%
72.6
Black or African American
158,561
11.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
3,420
0.3%
0.8
Asian
127,934
9.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
48,017
3.5%
1.2
Chinese
34,808
2.6%
1.3
Filipino
9,898
0.7%
0.9
Japanese
2,488
0.2%
0.2
Korean
14,614
1.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,269
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
16,840
1.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
285
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
102,363
7.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
42,343
3.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
228,388
16.8%
17.8
Mexican
12,240
0.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
35,749
2.6%
1.7
Cuban
5,543
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
174,856
12.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,133,110
83.2%
82.2
Nassau County, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
46,528
4.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
33,808
3.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
217,826
23.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
145,477
15.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
75,308
8.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
233,175
24.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
190,196
20.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
80,336
8.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
861,982
91.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
423,371
44.9%
31.2
Nassau County, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
364,564
32.5%
33.7%
Now Married
598,344
53.4%
47.5
Divorced
71,408
6.4%
11.0%
Separated
17,138
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
69,624
6.2
5.8%
Nassau County, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
914,190
71.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
373,800
29.0%
21.6%
Spanish
170,038
13.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
131,934
10.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
59,363
4.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
12,465
1.0%
1.1%
Nassau County, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
13,005
3.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
9,964
2.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
22,353
5.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
24,642
5.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
32,535
7.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
51,911
11.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
53,285
12.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
89,081
20.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
58,335
13.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
85,674
19.4%
6.4
Median household income
105,870
57,617
Per capita income
46,482
31,128
Nassau County, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,358
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
49,070
7.2%
9.8
Construction
36,442
5.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
186,808
27.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
72,871
10.7%
6.6
Information
20,207
3.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
31,660
4.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
31,686
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
90,045
13.2%
11.4
Public administration
33,590
4.9%
4.6
Retail trade
69,793
10.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
33,821
5.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
24,067
3.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
44,913
6.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
306,119
44.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
47,580
7.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
173,135
25.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
109,671
16.1%
18.1%
Nassau County, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
669,299
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
454,352
67.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
44,614
6.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
117,685
17.6%
5.1
Walked
16,299
2.4%
2.7
Other means
6,639
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
29,710
4.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
35.9
26.6
Nassau County, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
29,522
6.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
124,500
28.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
183,685
41.7%
37.1
3 or more
103,078
23.4%
21.0
Nassau County, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
440,785
94.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
354,646
80.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
86,139
19.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
26,202
5.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Nassau County, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
466,987
1 room
8,529
1.8%
2.4
2 rooms
6,735
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
28,724
6.2%
9.1
4 rooms
42,674
9.1%
16.5
5 rooms
51,109
10.9%
19.8
6 rooms
91,677
19.6%
17.8
7 rooms
88,272
18.9%
12.0
8 rooms
65,283
14.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
83,984
18.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Nassau County, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
466,987
1-unit, detached
354,813
76.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
13,888
3.0%
5.9
2-units
31,061
6.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
7,101
1.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
8,478
1.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
10,107
2.2%
4.4
20 or more units
40,791
8.7%
9.0
Mobile home
624
0.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
124
0.0%
0.1
Nassau County, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
91,761
19.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
60,793
13.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
168,317
36.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
60,097
12.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
26,587
5.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
21,959
4.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
13,943
3.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
15,962
3.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
4,878
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
2,690
0.6%
1.4%
Nassau County, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
252,187
57.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6,845
1.6%
4.7
Electricity
23,116
5.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
154,585
35.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
65
0.0%
0.1
Wood
334
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
884
0.2%
0.1
Other fuel
1,475
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
1,294
0.3%
1.1
Nassau County, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
224,497
47295100.0
Less than $500
454
0.2%
1.6%
$500 to $999
3,434
1.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
8,111
3.6%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
20,348
9.1%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
33,958
15.1%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
43,037
19.2%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
115,155
51.3%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
68,995
30.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
36,060
16.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
26,861
12.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
22,726
10.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
69,009
30.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
846
0.0%
0.0%
Nassau County, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
81,051
41,631,300
Less than $500
5,549
6.8%
10.7%
$3,000 or more
6,086
7.5%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
6,526
8.1%
1.9%
$500 to $999
8,427
10.4%
41.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
11,923
14.7%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
20,704
25.5%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
21,836
26.9%
11.9%
No Cash Rent
5,088
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,634
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
7,895
9.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
10,559
13.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
8,231
10.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
8,157
10.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
9,492
11.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
35,428
44.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
6,377
0.0%
0.0%
Nassau County, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
354,646
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,368
0.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,100
0.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,298
0.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
5,584
1.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
24,131
6.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
164,159
46.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
122,301
34.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
29,705
8.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
471,900
205,000
