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Population in July 2007: 22,149.
Males: 10,784  (48.7%)
Females: 11,365  (51.3%)
Median resident age:  39.1 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 11758.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $104,500 (it was $83,806 in 2000)
Massapequa  $104,500
New York:  $53,514

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $550,800 (it was $262,700 in 2000)
Massapequa  $550,800
New York:  $311,000

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Races in Massapequa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Massapequa: 146.9 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (39.6%), Irish (28.8%), German (20.4%), English (6.4%), United States (4.7%), Polish (4.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 26 feet

Land area: 3.65 square miles.

Population density: 6070 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Massapequa

  • High school or higher: 92.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 37.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Massapequa CDP

  • Never married: 20.7%
  • Now married: 67.9%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 3.9%

1,088 residents are foreign born (2.8% Europe, 1.0% Latin America, 0.8% Asia).

This place:  4.8%
New York:  20.4%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Massapequa, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Massapequa to the number of sex offenders is 4430 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Massapequa:  2.1% ($5,467)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Levittown, NY (4.6 miles , pop. 53,067).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oyster Bay, NY (6.5 miles , pop. 293,925).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (24.2 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: Seaford, NY (1.5 miles ), Massapequa Park, NY (1.8 miles ), North Massapequa, NY (2.3 miles ), East Massapequa, NY (2.4 miles ), Wantagh, NY (2.7 miles ), North Wantagh, NY (3.0 miles ), Plainedge, NY (3.7 miles ), South Farmingdale, NY (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 40.67 N, Longitude: 73.47 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,977 (-13.1%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,139 (10.9%)


16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
11 people in religious group quarters

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Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)


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Massapequa-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/18/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 1.5 miles away from the Massapequa place center .

On 9/27/1970, a category 2 tornado 2.8 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Daniel Baldwin - actor.


Hospitals/medical centers near Massapequa:
  • BRUNSWICK HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; AMITYVILLE, NY)
  • BRUNSWICK PSYCH CENTER (about 5 miles; AMITYVILLE, NY)
  • SOUTH OAKS HOSP (about 5 miles; AMITYVILLE, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Massapequa, NY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Massapequa:
  • REPUBLIC (about 6 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; ID: FRG)
  • JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (about 21 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: JFK)
  • LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 27 miles; ISLIP, NY; ID: ISP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Massapequa:
  • SANDS POINT (about 20 miles; PORT WASHINGTON, NY; ID: 7N3)
  • FLUSHING (about 25 miles; NEW YORK/FLUSHING/, NY; ID: FLU)
  • EVERS (about 26 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: 6N6)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Massapequa:
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 5 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,831)
  • HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY; FT enrollment: 10,842)
  • NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about 11 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 4,459)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT OLD WESTBURY (about 11 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,594)
  • NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; GARDEN CITY, NY; FT enrollment: 13,710)
  • ADELPHI UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; GARDEN CITY, NY; FT enrollment: 4,074)
  • LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-C W POST CAMPUS (about 15 miles; BROOKVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 6,605)
Public high schools in Massapequa:
Public elementary/middle schools in Massapequa:
Private elementary/middle schools in Massapequa:
  • ST ROSE OF LIMA ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 539; Location: 4704 MERRICK ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
  • GRACE DAY SCHOOL (Students: 422; Location: 23 CEDAR SHORE DRIVE; Grades: PK - 8)
  • MARIA MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 92; Location: BOX 276; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Massapequa:
  • PLAINEDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,795,374; Location: 1060 HICKSVILLE ROAD; 138,605 books; 4,722 audio materials; 2,943 video materials; 390 serial subscriptions)

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Cemetery: Old Grace Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Massapequa Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Seafood Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Budget Inn (Old Sunrise Highway & Ca), Budget Inn of Massapequa (400 Carman Mill Road), Accomodations Plus- Inc. (4240 Merrick Rd.).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Massapequa and their reported violations in the past:

SUNSET LODGE (Address: 72 FOX BLVD, Serves VT, Population served: 70, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Massapequa that have no violations reported:
  • TOBAY BEACH (Population served: 2531, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ONTEORA SCOUT RESERVATION (Population served: 400, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:  3.0 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  84.9%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.0%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.3%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  0.9%
Whole state:  7.4%

Massapequa compared to New York state average:

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  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with most branches in Massapequa (2007 data):
  • Commerce Bank, National Association: Massapequa East Branch at 5555 Merrick Road, branch established on 2002-12-28; Massapequa Branch at 4126 Merrick Road, branch established on 2002-06-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $41,170.0 mil, Deposits: $37,207.7 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 370 total offices, Holding Company: Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
  • Washington Mutual Bank: Sunrise Mall Branch at Sunrise Highway And Carmans Road, branch established on 1988-02-13; Massapequa Branch at 4210 Sunrise Highway, branch established on 1923-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-13: Bank assets: $345,294.6 mil, Deposits: $219,019.0 mil, headquarters in Henderson, NV, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1582 total offices
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Massapequa Branch at Hicksville Road, branch established on 1961-06-30; Massapequa Branch at 35 Hicksville Road, branch established on 1976-10-02. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
  • HSBC Bank USA, National Association: Massapequa Branch at 5500 Sunrise Highway, branch established on 1971-12-11. Info updated 2006-10-20: Bank assets: $165,673.0 mil, Deposits: $107,265.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, 446 total offices, Holding Company: Hsbc Holdings Plc
  • Bank of America, National Association: Massapequa Branch at 905 Broadway, branch established on 1979-01-06. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Citibank, National Association: Massapequa Branch at 10 Hicksville Road, branch established on 1962-05-26. Info updated 2006-11-09: Bank assets: $1,019,497.0 mil, Deposits: $665,743.0 mil, headquarters in Las Vegas, NV, positive income, International Specialization, 958 total offices, Holding Company: Citigroup Inc.
  • New York Community Bank: Massapequa Branch at 6199 Sunrise Highway, branch established on 1996-11-16. Info updated 2006-10-23: Bank assets: $26,375.2 mil, Deposits: $11,081.3 mil, headquarters in Westbury, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 139 total offices, Holding Company: New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
  • North Fork Bank: 4374 Sunrise Branch at 4374 Sunrise Highway, branch established on 2004-02-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $57,902.9 mil, Deposits: $37,594.8 mil, headquarters in Mattituck, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 353 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
  • 2 other banks with 2 local branches



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2004 Presidential Election results in Nassau County New York:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

4.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($63,287 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.19%
New York average:  5.41%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($823 average AGI)
Nassau County:  0.08%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Queens County, NY  1.50% ($62,164 average AGI)
from Suffolk County, NY  0.78% ($62,846)
from Kings County, NY  0.39% ($60,044)


5.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($64,495 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.58%
New York average:  6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($334 average AGI)
Nassau County:  0.05%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Suffolk County, NY  1.31% ($70,321 average AGI)
to Queens County, NY  0.78% ($46,822)
to New York County, NY  0.43% ($90,222)


Strongest AM radio stations in Massapequa:
  • WGSM (740 AM; 25 kW; HUNTINGTON, NY; Owner: K RADIO LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WHLI (1100 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HEMPSTEAD, NY)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WQEW (1560 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WGBB (1240 AM; 1 kW; FREEPORT, NY; Owner: WGBB-AM, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Massapequa:
  • W217AF (91.3 FM; HUNTINGTON STATION, NY; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WKJY (98.3 FM; HEMPSTEAD, NY; Owner: LONG ISLAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)
  • WKWZ (88.5 FM; SYOSSET, NY; Owner: SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • WPOB (88.5 FM; PLAINVIEW, NY; Owner: PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE CENT SCH DIST)
  • WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WMJC (94.3 FM; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: IW LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY)
  • WCAA (105.9 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP. ("WADO"))
  • WBAI (99.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WBLS (107.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
  • WLTW (106.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
  • WQXR-FM (96.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
  • WSKQ-FM (97.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WSKQ LICENSING, INC.)
  • WXRK (92.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
  • WAXQ (104.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHTZ (100.3 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WWPR-FM (105.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Massapequa:
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WLIW (Channel 21; GARDEN CITY, NY; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
  • WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
  • WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WKOB-LP (Channel 53; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WKOB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEBR-CA (Channel 17; MANHATTAN, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)
  • WPXU-LP (Channel 38; AMITYVILLE, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WLIG-LP (Channel 54; MINEOLA, NY; Owner: WLNY-TV, INC.)
  • WRNN-LP (Channel 57; NYACK, NY; Owner: LP NYACK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W27CB (Channel 27; HEMPSTEAD, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)
  • W60AI (Channel 60; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W38CL (Channel 38; BRONX, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WNYX-LP (Channel 35; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W33BS (Channel 33; DARIEN, CT; Owner: CT&T BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNYN-LP (Channel 39; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)


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