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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.3%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (11.9%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (11.6%), Retail trade (10.8%).
Nassau County, New York business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Detached houses: $606,588Here:$606,588State:$343,827 Townhouses or other attached units: $757,123Here:$757,123State:$484,742 In 2-unit structures: $555,847Here:$555,847State:$460,134 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $635,991Here:$635,991State:$569,159 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $353,851Here:$353,851State:$676,553 Mobile homes: $348,407Here:$348,407State:$40,766 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $42,024Here:$42,024State:$137,621
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 51.8% Bush/Cheney (Republican): 46.2%
Obama (Democratic): 54.0% McCain (Republican): 45.6%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $9,177 (1.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $8,415 (1.8%)
Area name: Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Nassau County is $1084 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1280 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1699 a month.
Cities in this county include: Hempstead, Oyster Bay, North Hempstead, Levittown, Freeport, Hicksville, East Meadow, Valley Stream, Long Beach, Oceanside.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.02 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 12.4 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 35 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.023 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
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Notable location: Marine Theater (A). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes and swamps: Gugenheim Pond (A), Pine Marsh (B), Neds Meadow (C), Pettit Marsh (D), False Channel Meadow (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Jones Creek (A), Seamans Creek (B), Mill Neck Creek (C), Massapequa Creek (D), Great Sand Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Nassau County include: Jones Beach State Park (1), Tobay Beach Bird And Game Sanctuary (2), Tobay Beach Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Tobay Beach (A), Jones Beach (B), West Neck Beach (C), Lloyd Beach (D), Stehli Beach (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable location: Marine Theater (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Gugenheim Pond (A), Pine Marsh (B), Neds Meadow (C), Pettit Marsh (D), False Channel Meadow (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Jones Creek (A), Seamans Creek (B), Mill Neck Creek (C), Massapequa Creek (D), Great Sand Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Nassau County include: Jones Beach State Park (1), Tobay Beach Bird And Game Sanctuary (2), Tobay Beach Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beaches: Tobay Beach (A), Jones Beach (B), West Neck Beach (C), Lloyd Beach (D), Stehli Beach (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Queens County , Suffolk County .
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 81,375 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 35.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 238,414 (56% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.1%
Housing units in Nassau County with a mortgage: 214,462 (17,332 second mortgage, 26,368 home equity loan, 719 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 109,282
Adherents
Class of Workers
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Nassau County (%):
4.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($63,287 average adjusted gross income)
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($823 average AGI)Nassau County:0.08%New York average:0.24% 3.20% relocated from other counties in New York ($51,159 average AGI) 0.91% relocated from other states ($11,305 average AGI)Nassau County:0.91%New York average:1.94%
5.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($64,495 average adjusted gross income)
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($334 average AGI)Nassau County:0.05%New York average:0.10% 3.09% relocated to other counties in New York ($36,022 average AGI) 2.44% relocated to other states ($28,139 average AGI)Nassau County:2.44%New York average:2.96%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.6
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 220,282 (197,122 aged, 23,160 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 44.7. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
290,618 spouses, 436,144 children (415,216 natural, 10,241 adopted, 10,687 stepchildren), 22,946 grandchildren, 15,269 brothers or sisters, 17,294 parents, 36,562 other relatives, 27,654 non-relatives
Size of family households: 118,964 2-persons, 78,610 3-persons, 82,754 4-persons, 42,150 5-persons, 16,821 6-persons, 10,395 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 84,265 1-person, 11,236 2-persons, 1,541 3-persons, 669 4-persons, 229 5-persons, 111 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.
76.8% of residents of Nassau County speak English at home. 9.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all). 10.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 1.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
Population growth in Nassau County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 183.37 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
71% of Nassau County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in New York.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $221,100
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
All Other: $85,900,000
Higher Education - Other: $69,255,000
Parks and Recreation: $22,940,000
Toll Highways: $4,327,000
Sewerage: $1,508,000
Regular Highways: $34,797,000
General Public Buildings: $24,434,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,300,000
Hospitals: $5,732,000
Sewerage: $5,369,000
Police Protection: $4,895,000
Toll Highways: $3,110,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,250,000
Transit Utilities: $2,196,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,162,000
Correctional Institutions: $773,000
Other Higher Education: $462,000
Local Fire Protection: $438,000
Corrections - Other: $331,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $38,000
General - Other: $376,935,000
Hospitals: $373,780,000
Health - Other: $297,559,000
Other Higher Education: $173,936,000
Correctional Institutions: $148,158,000
Public Welfare - Other: $139,569,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $107,385,000
Sewerage: $103,354,000
Regular Highways: $83,554,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $77,975,000
Financial Administration: $75,832,000
Corrections - Other: $63,496,000
Parks and Recreation: $51,345,000
Central Staff Services: $34,928,000
Housing and Community Development: $23,140,000
Local Fire Protection: $20,215,000
Toll Highways: $5,179,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $3,497,000
General Public Buildings: $1,305,000
Natural Resources - Other: $340,000
Housing and Community Development: $21,426,000
Transit Utilities: $45,368,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,400,000
Interest Earnings: $38,507,000
Fines and Forfeits: $21,135,000
Rents: $1,709,000
Sale of Property: $148,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $-1,087,845,296
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $392,069,000
Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $25,444,000
Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs – Other: $17,069,000
Intergovernmental to State – Correctional Institutions: $1,855,000
General - Other: $2,250,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $292,000
Regular Highways: $222,000
General Public Building: $200,000
Central Staff Services: $182,000
Local Fire Protection: $173,000
Financial Administration: $110,000
Correctional Institutions: $84,000
Corrections - Other: $36,000
Health - Other: $18,000
Health and Hospitals: $136,058,000
All Other: $89,465,000
Education: $66,057,000
General Local Government Support: $4,298,000
Highways: $2,940,000
Property: $906,228,000
NEC: $31,978,000
Pari-mutuels Sales: $6,924,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,273,000
Amusements Sales: $1,955,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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