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Nassau County, New York (NY)

County population in 2021: 1,390,907 (100% urban, 0% rural); it was 1,334,544 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 243,840
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 114,460
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 359,257
Renter-occupied apartments: 90,228 (it was 88,130 in 2000)
% of renters here:

20%
State:

47%

Land area: 287 sq. mi.

Water area: 166.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 4852 people per square mile   (very high).

March 2019 cost of living index in Nassau County: 150.1 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (32.6%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (13.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 76%
  • Government: 19%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Nassau County, NY (2021)
    • 784,36056.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 244,64117.6%Hispanic or Latino
    • 157,94411.4%Asian alone
    • 151,33910.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 39,6152.8%Two or more races
    • 12,2440.9%Some other race alone
    • 5900.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 1740.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

41.8 years
New York median age:

39.8 years
Males: 684,123  (49.2%)
Females: 706,784  (50.8%)
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Average household size:
Nassau County:

2.0 people
New York:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2021: $125,696 ($72,030 in 1999)
This county:

$125,696
New York:

$74,314

Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $1,852 (lower quartile is $1,340, upper quartile is $2,528)
This county:

$1852
State:

$1274


Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $619,800 (it was $240,200 in 2000)
Nassau:

$619,800
New York:

$368,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $472,000 - $791,300

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $711,147
Here:

$711,147
State:

$441,759

Townhouses or other attached units: $789,836
Here:

$789,836
State:

$658,853

In 2-unit structures: $558,456
Here:

$558,456
State:

$655,904

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $438,219
Here:

$438,219
State:

$804,940

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $415,174
Here:

$415,174
State:

$784,206

Mobile homes: $242,093
Here:

$242,093
State:

$89,475

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $3,253
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $1,445

Institutionalized population: 9,423

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 14
  • Rapes: 45
  • Robberies: 358
  • Assaults: 887
  • Burglaries: 752
  • Thefts: 7365
  • Auto thefts: 455

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 9
  • Rapes: 40
  • Robberies: 339
  • Assaults: 791
  • Burglaries: 583
  • Thefts: 8677
  • Auto thefts: 395
Nassau County, NY map from a distance

Health of residents in Nassau County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.
75.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
46.9% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
87.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
79.5% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 191 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 154 pounds. This is less than average.
8.3% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2021: 753 buildings, average cost: $432,800
  • 2020: 657 buildings, average cost: $442,000
  • 2019: 736 buildings, average cost: $386,600
  • 2018: 816 buildings, average cost: $402,500
  • 2017: 943 buildings, average cost: $374,200
  • 2016: 609 buildings, average cost: $481,000
  • 2015: 608 buildings, average cost: $519,700
  • 2014: 640 buildings, average cost: $457,400
  • 2013: 630 buildings, average cost: $426,600
  • 2012: 375 buildings, average cost: $530,000
  • 2011: 311 buildings, average cost: $493,700
  • 2010: 400 buildings, average cost: $413,700
  • 2009: 365 buildings, average cost: $482,400
  • 2008: 822 buildings, average cost: $307,000
  • 2007: 737 buildings, average cost: $369,800
  • 2006: 1291 buildings, average cost: $266,300
  • 2005: 1197 buildings, average cost: $281,700
  • 2004: 735 buildings, average cost: $313,100
  • 2003: 635 buildings, average cost: $265,000
  • 2002: 740 buildings, average cost: $259,300
  • 2001: 688 buildings, average cost: $276,200
  • 2000: 753 buildings, average cost: $241,200
  • 1999: 730 buildings, average cost: $217,000
  • 1998: 770 buildings, average cost: $216,600
  • 1997: 925 buildings, average cost: $174,600
Number of permits per 10,000 Nassau, NY residents
Average permit cost in Nassau, NY
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $10,001 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $10,001 (1.6%)

Distribution of median household income in Nassau, NY in 2021
Distribution of house value in Nassau, NY in 2021
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Nassau, NY in 2021
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 5.8%
Nassau County:

5.8%
New York:

13.9%
(3.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 8.1% for Black residents, 11.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 19.8% for American Indian residents, 6.9% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 12.6% for other race residents, 7.7% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2021: 41.8 years old
(Males: 40.6 years old, Females: 43.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.9 years old, Black residents: 39.6 years old, American Indian residents: 35.3 years old, Asian residents: 38.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 34.4 years old, Other race residents: 33.8 years old)

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: North Hempstead, Hempstead, Levittown, Freeport, Hicksville, East Meadow, Valley Stream, Long Beach, Oceanside, Elmont.

Nassau County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
City or TownHomes measuredLiving AreaBasement
Homes Above 4 pCi/L
Best Estimate (%)		Homes Above 4 pCi/L
Range (%)		Homes Above 4 pCi/L
Best Estimate (%)		Homes Above 4 pCi/L
Range (%)
Glen Cove city50.40.1 - 1.783 - 17
Hempstead town2790.10.1 - 0.22.11.7 - 2.7
Long Beach city00.50.2 - 4.081 - 16
North Hempstead town1400.20.1 - 0.464 - 7
Oyster Bay town1660.50.3 - 0.986 - 9
Nassau county5900.3 4 

2019 air pollution in Nassau County:

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 7.8 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Allen County, Ohio , Carroll County, Ohio , Knox County, Ohio , Medina County, Ohio , Wayne County, Ohio .

Unemployment in March 2023:
Here:

2.7%
New York:

4.0%

Unemployment by year in Nassau, NY
County total employment by year in Nassau, NY
County average yearly wages by year in Nassau, NY

Current college students: 81,375
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 49.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 310,192 (71.5% naturalized citizens)

Nassau County:

22.3%
Whole state:

22.3%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 51,5562010 or later
  • 64,6162000 to 2009
  • 66,4051990 to 1999
  • 68,1241980 to 1989
  • 44,7501970 to 1979
  • 59,518Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.1%

Nassau County marital status for males Nassau County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 370,081
  • One, attached: 13,201
  • Two: 25,824
  • 3 or 4: 8,952
  • 5 to 9: 6,620
  • 10 to 19: 10,176
  • 20 to 49: 15,335
  • 50 or more: 26,854
  • Mobile homes: 1,055
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 72

Housing units in Nassau County with a mortgage: 242,208 (28,185 second mortgage, 1,067 home equity loan, 23,917 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,422

Here:

96.4% with mortgage
State:

95.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Nassau County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic677,14973
Other102,012168
Mainline Protestant50,181184
Evangelical Protestant39,923251
Orthodox16,75822
Black Protestant13,18945
None440,320-
Nassau County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 556
Nassau County:

4.11 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 7
Here:

0.05 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 201
This county:

1.49 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 174
Nassau County:

1.29 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

1.68 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 1,219
This county:

9.01 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.82 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Nassau County:

8.3%
New York:

8.2%

Adult obesity rate:
Nassau County:

20.9%
State:

23.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

22.2%
State:

15.6%

Agriculture in Nassau County:

Average size of farms: 17 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $126,935
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 62.56%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $84,868
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 43.20%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.02%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $97,143
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 58.46%
Average age of principal farm operators: 50 years
Vegetables: 78 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 97 acres

Earthquake activity:

Nassau County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 302.4 miles away from Nassau County center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 227.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 262.6 miles away from the county center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 130.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 260.9 miles away from Nassau County center
On 8/22/1992 at 12:20:32, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 3.8 MS, 4.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 206.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • New York Tropical Storm Isaias, Incident Period: August 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4567, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • New York Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4480-NY: March 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4480, Natural disaster type: Other
  • New York Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 09, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3351: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3351, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New York Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 09, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4085: October 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 4085, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New York Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4020: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4020, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New York Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 25, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3328: August 26, 2011, FEMA Id: 3328, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New York Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 26, 2010 to December 27, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1957: February 18, 2011, FEMA Id: 1957, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 13, 2010 to March 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1899: April 16, 2010, FEMA Id: 1899, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • New York Severe Storms and Flooding Associated with Tropical Depression Ida and a Nor'easter, Incident Period: November 12, 2009 to November 14, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1869: December 31, 2009, FEMA Id: 1869, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Tropical Depression
  • New York Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3262: September 30, 2005, FEMA Id: 3262, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • 15 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Nassau County (25) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17
Emergencies Declared: 7

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Storms: 7, Floods: 6, Blizzards: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 3 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Nassau

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 394,826 (62.6%)
  • Carpooled: 44,366 (7.0%)
  • Bus: 16,393 (2.6%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 6,310 (1.0%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 4,998 (0.8%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 122 (0.0%)
  • Ferryboat: 52 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 12,759 (2.0%)
  • Bicycle: 1,043 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 14,138 (2.2%)
  • Worked at home: 136,127 (21.6%)
Class of Workers in 2021
Most common industries in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Retail trade (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (28%)
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2021


  • Management occupations (14%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (5%)
  • Transportation occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2021


  • Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (15%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (11%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • El Salvador (13%)
  • India (9%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
  • Jamaica (6%)
  • Haiti (5%)
  • Colombia (4%)
  • Korea (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Nassau County


  • Italian (16%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • American (5%)
  • Haitian (3%)
  • Jamaican (3%)
  • German (3%)
  • Polish (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Nassau County, New York in 2010:

  • 8,449 people in college/university student housing
  • 7,255 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 1,773 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 1,651 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 1,146 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 375 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 307 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 249 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 193 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 96 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
  • 60 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 43 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
  • 39 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 24 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 6 people in correctional residential facilities

People in group quarters in Nassau County, New York in 2000:

  • 7,787 people in nursing homes
  • 6,859 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 1,423 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 1,257 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 1,241 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 757 people in religious group quarters
  • 604 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 476 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 367 people in other group homes
  • 291 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 281 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 156 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 46 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 34 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 31 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 30 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 10 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
  • 4 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 2 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $134,312.

4.70% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($121,726 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.70%
New York average:

5.29%


0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($55 average AGI)
Nassau County:

0.01%
New York average:

0.01%

3.74% relocated from other counties in New York ($99,095 average AGI)
0.95% relocated from other states ($22,577 average AGI)
Nassau County:

0.95%
New York average:

1.86%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Queens County, NY  1.91% ($92,398 average AGI)
from Suffolk County, NY  0.65% ($99,362)
from Kings County, NY  0.50% ($102,735)
from New York County, NY  0.43% ($343,181)
from Bronx County, NY  0.08% ($67,253)
from Westchester County, NY  0.05% ($187,475)
from Palm Beach County, FL  0.05% ($112,205)


5.44% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($120,429 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.44%
New York average:

6.93%


0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($114 average AGI)
Nassau County:

0.01%
New York average:

0.02%

2.95% relocated to other counties in New York ($54,635 average AGI)
2.48% relocated to other states ($65,680 average AGI)
Nassau County:

2.48%
New York average:

3.55%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Suffolk County, NY  1.33% ($115,046 average AGI)
to Queens County, NY  0.73% ($62,767)
to New York County, NY  0.27% ($146,786)
to Kings County, NY  0.24% ($81,468)
to Palm Beach County, FL  0.19% ($330,449)
to Westchester County, NY  0.08% ($137,013)
to Broward County, FL  0.07% ($138,981)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.4

Births per 1000 population in Nassau County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 8.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Nassau County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 3.5

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Nassau County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.6%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Nassau County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Nassau County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Nassau County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Nassau County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Nassau County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Nassau County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 216,619 (191,722 aged, 24,897 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 20,886 (6%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Nassau County, New York in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (50,176)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (12,705)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (10,615)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (6,473)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (6,419)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (4,986)
  • Unspecified dementia (4,833)
  • Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (4,475)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (4,339)
  • Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (4,258)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.9
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 16,798
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 353
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 36,105

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,136
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 822
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 15

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 109
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 104

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 19
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 2,510

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 44.7. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 16.9
  • Suffocation - 15.7
  • Poisoning - 5.0
  • Other - 7.1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,390,907
  • Male householders: 219,846 (34,318 living alone), Female householders: 239,606 (57,541 living alone)
  • 280,070 spouses (278,584 opposite-sex spouses), 18,140 unmarried partners, (17,129 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 460,803 children (444,788 natural, 5,274 adopted, 10,741 stepchildren), 27,379 grandchildren, 20,017 brothers or sisters, 31,536 parents, 19 foster children, 40,022 other relatives, 33,805 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 19,664

Size of family households: 120,078 2-persons, 75,833 3-persons, 81,998 4-persons, 42,241 5-persons, 17,950 6-persons, 11,666 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 91,859 1-person, 14,364 2-persons, 2,218 3-persons, 764 4-persons, 319 5-persons, 162 7-or-more-persons.

225,581 married couples with children.
39,221 single-parent households (11,361 men, 27,860 women).

71.1% of residents of Nassau speak English at home.
12.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
9.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
5.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $8,049,151,000 ($6,008 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $673,379,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $3,375,311,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,123,411,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,169,000
Federal grants: $1,294,670,000
Federal procurement contracts: $716,478,000 ($590,488,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $533,112,000 ($53,270,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $143,118,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $290,357,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,638,450,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 84,861
Here:

64 per 1000 residents
State:

70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 58,658
Here:

44 per 1000 residents
State:

42 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +26,327
Here:

+20 per 1000 residents
State:

+35 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -51,544
Here:  -39 per 1000 residents
State:  -52 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Nassau County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 183.37 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.0
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.1
State:

3.8

Year house built in Nassau County, New York
  • Year house built in Nassau County, New York
  • 1,5952020 or later
  • 13,5022010 to 2019
  • 15,7782000 to 2009
  • 11,6881990 to 1999
  • 21,8101980 to 1989
  • 26,4701970 to 1979
  • 62,4851960 to 1969
  • 164,4691950 to 1959
  • 63,7101940 to 1949
  • 96,6631939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Nassau County, New York
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Nassau County, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Nassau County, New York
  • 1,6431 room
  • 2,3472 rooms
  • 9,9673 rooms
  • 23,4254 rooms
  • 38,0325 rooms
  • 75,6086 rooms
  • 85,6937 rooms
  • 67,6078 rooms
  • 81,2319+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nassau County, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nassau County, New York
  • 6,2111 room
  • 5,6022 rooms
  • 15,4763 rooms
  • 16,1804 rooms
  • 12,2805 rooms
  • 7,9376 rooms
  • 4,3257 rooms
  • 3,3028 rooms
  • 2,5869+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Nassau County, New York
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Nassau County, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Nassau County, New York
  • 2,224no bedroom
  • 15,0511 bedroom
  • 38,3192 bedrooms
  • 154,8223 bedrooms
  • 129,4984 bedrooms
  • 45,6395+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nassau County, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nassau County, New York
  • 7,185no bedroom
  • 22,0891 bedroom
  • 20,3142 bedrooms
  • 16,1343 bedrooms
  • 6,1364 bedrooms
  • 2,0415+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Nassau County, New York in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Nassau County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Nassau County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 13,679no vehicle
  • 102,9931 vehicle
  • 170,3602 vehicles
  • 65,2603 vehicles
  • 24,0224 vehicles
  • 9,2395+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Nassau County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Nassau County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 14,975no vehicle
  • 34,7501 vehicle
  • 18,1252 vehicles
  • 4,3313 vehicles
  • 1,3924 vehicles
  • 3265+ vehicles

93.1% of Nassau County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in New York.

Nassau County:

93.1%
State average:

89.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 985,876
  • Other state: 72,200
  • Northeast: 26,505
  • Midwest: 10,343
  • South: 26,164
  • West: 9,188
Year householders moved into unit in Nassau County, NY
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Nassau County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 62.3%Utility gas
  • 29.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.0%Electricity
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Wood
  • 0.2%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 62.1%Utility gas
  • 16.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 13.9%Electricity
  • 4.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.6%No fuel used
  • 0.9%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18,190
Here:

13.7%
New York:

16.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12,401
Here:

15.9%
New York:

16.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 31,923
Here:

46.0%
New York:

39.3%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Nassau County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $23,974,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $22,927,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $437,139,000
    Cash and Securities: $402,220,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $316,079,000
    Hospital Public: $310,525,000
    Other: $170,954,000
    Other: $166,443,000
    Higher Education - Other: $56,760,000
    Higher Education - Other: $54,592,000
    Parks and Recreation: $23,518,000
    Parks and Recreation: $21,836,000
    Toll Highways: $6,447,000
    Toll Highways: $6,335,000
    Sewerage: $1,422,000
    Sewerage: $656,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $169,971,000
    Sewerage: $80,693,000
    Regular Highways: $59,189,000
    Regular Highways: $56,635,000
    General - Other: $42,880,000
    Police Protection: $41,995,000
    General - Other: $31,904,000
    Police Protection: $30,898,000
    Other Higher Education: $13,240,000
    Parks and Recreation: $10,557,000
    Toll Highways: $9,366,000
    Health - Other: $8,795,000
    Other Higher Education: $7,876,000
    Health - Other: $3,691,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,559,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,089,000
    Water Utilities: $2,054,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,857,000
    Corrections - Other: $742,000
    Water Utilities: $464,000
    Corrections - Other: $48,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $900,097,000
    Police Protection: $868,244,000
    Hospitals: $577,896,000
    Hospitals: $499,705,000
    General - Other: $371,769,000
    General - Other: $350,908,000
    Health - Other: $281,247,000
    Health - Other: $266,966,000
    Other Higher Education: $235,527,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $218,216,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $216,386,000
    Correctional Institutions: $212,605,000
    Other Higher Education: $208,647,000
    Correctional Institutions: $202,495,000
    Regular Highways: $168,769,000
    Regular Highways: $153,961,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $124,926,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $119,000,000
    Sewerage: $98,433,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $96,005,000
    Sewerage: $95,686,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $90,090,000
    Financial Administration: $51,637,000
    General Public Buildings: $49,740,000
    Financial Administration: $48,632,000
    Transit Utilities: $44,048,000
    Parks and Recreation: $43,744,000
    Transit Utilities: $43,116,000
    General Public Buildings: $41,657,000
    Parks and Recreation: $38,501,000
    Central Staff Services: $36,993,000
    Central Staff Services: $34,648,000
    Corrections - Other: $33,627,000
    Corrections - Other: $33,122,000
    Local Fire Protection: $24,105,000
    Local Fire Protection: $23,870,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $18,354,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $16,304,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,986,000
    Water Utilities: $9,880,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,472,000
    Water Utilities: $9,363,000
    Toll Highways: $4,435,000
    Toll Highways: $2,052,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $6,264,000
    Other: $72,000
    Other: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $412,654,000
    Interest on Debt: $362,773,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $131,612,000
    Other - General - Other: $122,125,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $243,103,000
    Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $233,192,000
    Corrections: $4,617,000
    Corrections: $3,451,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $70,211,000
    Education: $67,383,000
    Other: $118,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,635,042,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,540,710,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,509,410,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,499,564,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $606,263,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $473,395,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $431,516,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $388,826,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $251,370,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $202,040,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $42,690,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $138,810,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $102,691,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $91,525,000
    General Revenue - Other: $85,224,000
    Interest Earnings: $22,110,000
    Rents: $13,384,000
    Rents: $12,710,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,401,000
    Sale of Property: $1,200,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $828,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $821,000
    Sale of Property: $51,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $6,397,000
    General - Other: $5,246,000
    Police Protection: $3,005,000
    General - Other: $1,451,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,439,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,312,000
    Other Higher Education: $680,000
    Parks and Recreation: $620,000
    Other Higher Education: $469,000
    Parks and Recreation: $419,000
    Correctional Institutions: $226,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $161,000
    Health - Other: $98,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $73,000
    Local Fire Protection: $63,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $62,000
    General Public Building: $57,000
    Regular Highways: $32,000
    Corrections - Other: $32,000
    Corrections - Other: $31,000
    Health - Other: $24,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
    Correctional Institutions: $11,000
    Sewerage: $10,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $10,000
    Local Fire Protection: $9,000
    General Public Building: $4,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $724,566,000
    Cash and Securities: $699,147,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $47,519,000
    Transit Utilities: $43,219,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $522,833,000
    Beginning: $514,107,000
    Beginning: $361,885,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $296,475,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $436,663,000
    Cash and Securities: $63,870,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $340,786,000
    Other: $262,518,000
    Health and Hospitals: $120,499,000
    Public Welfare: $110,253,000
    Public Welfare: $110,210,000
    Health and Hospitals: $106,169,000
    Transit Utilities: $74,472,000
    Transit Utilities: $68,089,000
    Education: $63,585,000
    Education: $61,350,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,299,260,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,205,214,000
    Property: $1,006,248,000
    Property: $963,083,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $47,162,000
    Other License: $27,152,000
    Other Selective Sales: $21,369,000
    Other Selective Sales: $21,316,000
    Other License: $16,775,000
    Other: $5,316,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $945,603,000
    : $899,174,000

Nassau County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $23,974,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $22,927,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $437,139,000
    Cash and Securities: $402,220,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $316,079,000
    Hospital Public: $310,525,000
    Other: $170,954,000
    Other: $166,443,000
    Higher Education - Other: $56,760,000
    Higher Education - Other: $54,592,000
    Parks and Recreation: $23,518,000
    Parks and Recreation: $21,836,000
    Toll Highways: $6,447,000
    Toll Highways: $6,335,000
    Sewerage: $1,422,000
    Sewerage: $656,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $169,971,000
    Sewerage: $80,693,000
    Regular Highways: $59,189,000
    Regular Highways: $56,635,000
    General - Other: $42,880,000
    Police Protection: $41,995,000
    General - Other: $31,904,000
    Police Protection: $30,898,000
    Other Higher Education: $13,240,000
    Parks and Recreation: $10,557,000
    Toll Highways: $9,366,000
    Health - Other: $8,795,000
    Other Higher Education: $7,876,000
    Health - Other: $3,691,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,559,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,089,000
    Water Utilities: $2,054,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,857,000
    Corrections - Other: $742,000
    Water Utilities: $464,000
    Corrections - Other: $48,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $900,097,000
    Police Protection: $868,244,000
    Hospitals: $577,896,000
    Hospitals: $499,705,000
    General - Other: $371,769,000
    General - Other: $350,908,000
    Health - Other: $281,247,000
    Health - Other: $266,966,000
    Other Higher Education: $235,527,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $218,216,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $216,386,000
    Correctional Institutions: $212,605,000
    Other Higher Education: $208,647,000
    Correctional Institutions: $202,495,000
    Regular Highways: $168,769,000
    Regular Highways: $153,961,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $124,926,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $119,000,000
    Sewerage: $98,433,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $96,005,000
    Sewerage: $95,686,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $90,090,000
    Financial Administration: $51,637,000
    General Public Buildings: $49,740,000
    Financial Administration: $48,632,000
    Transit Utilities: $44,048,000
    Parks and Recreation: $43,744,000
    Transit Utilities: $43,116,000
    General Public Buildings: $41,657,000
    Parks and Recreation: $38,501,000
    Central Staff Services: $36,993,000
    Central Staff Services: $34,648,000
    Corrections - Other: $33,627,000
    Corrections - Other: $33,122,000
    Local Fire Protection: $24,105,000
    Local Fire Protection: $23,870,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $18,354,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $16,304,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,986,000
    Water Utilities: $9,880,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,472,000
    Water Utilities: $9,363,000
    Toll Highways: $4,435,000
    Toll Highways: $2,052,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $6,264,000
    Other: $72,000
    Other: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $412,654,000
    Interest on Debt: $362,773,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $131,612,000
    Other - General - Other: $122,125,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $243,103,000
    Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $233,192,000
    Corrections: $4,617,000
    Corrections: $3,451,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $70,211,000
    Education: $67,383,000
    Other: $118,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,635,042,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,540,710,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,509,410,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,499,564,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $606,263,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $473,395,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $431,516,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $388,826,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $251,370,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $202,040,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $42,690,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $138,810,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $102,691,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $91,525,000
    General Revenue - Other: $85,224,000
    Interest Earnings: $22,110,000
    Rents: $13,384,000
    Rents: $12,710,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,401,000
    Sale of Property: $1,200,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $828,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $821,000
    Sale of Property: $51,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $6,397,000
    General - Other: $5,246,000
    Police Protection: $3,005,000
    General - Other: $1,451,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,439,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,312,000
    Other Higher Education: $680,000
    Parks and Recreation: $620,000
    Other Higher Education: $469,000
    Parks and Recreation: $419,000
    Correctional Institutions: $226,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $161,000
    Health - Other: $98,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $73,000
    Local Fire Protection: $63,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $62,000
    General Public Building: $57,000
    Regular Highways: $32,000
    Corrections - Other: $32,000
    Corrections - Other: $31,000
    Health - Other: $24,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
    Correctional Institutions: $11,000
    Sewerage: $10,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $10,000
    Local Fire Protection: $9,000
    General Public Building: $4,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $724,566,000
    Cash and Securities: $699,147,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $47,519,000
    Transit Utilities: $43,219,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $522,833,000
    Beginning: $514,107,000
    Beginning: $361,885,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $296,475,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $436,663,000
    Cash and Securities: $63,870,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $340,786,000
    Other: $262,518,000
    Health and Hospitals: $120,499,000
    Public Welfare: $110,253,000
    Public Welfare: $110,210,000
    Health and Hospitals: $106,169,000
    Transit Utilities: $74,472,000
    Transit Utilities: $68,089,000
    Education: $63,585,000
    Education: $61,350,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,299,260,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,205,214,000
    Property: $1,006,248,000
    Property: $963,083,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $47,162,000
    Other License: $27,152,000
    Other Selective Sales: $21,369,000
    Other Selective Sales: $21,316,000
    Other License: $16,775,000
    Other: $5,316,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $945,603,000
    : $899,174,000

Nassau County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $23,974,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $22,927,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $437,139,000
    Cash and Securities: $402,220,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $316,079,000
    Hospital Public: $310,525,000
    Other: $170,954,000
    Other: $166,443,000
    Higher Education - Other: $56,760,000
    Higher Education - Other: $54,592,000
    Parks and Recreation: $23,518,000
    Parks and Recreation: $21,836,000
    Toll Highways: $6,447,000
    Toll Highways: $6,335,000
    Sewerage: $1,422,000
    Sewerage: $656,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $169,971,000
    Sewerage: $80,693,000
    Regular Highways: $59,189,000
    Regular Highways: $56,635,000
    General - Other: $42,880,000
    Police Protection: $41,995,000
    General - Other: $31,904,000
    Police Protection: $30,898,000
    Other Higher Education: $13,240,000
    Parks and Recreation: $10,557,000
    Toll Highways: $9,366,000
    Health - Other: $8,795,000
    Other Higher Education: $7,876,000
    Health - Other: $3,691,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,559,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,089,000
    Water Utilities: $2,054,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,857,000
    Corrections - Other: $742,000
    Water Utilities: $464,000
    Corrections - Other: $48,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $900,097,000
    Police Protection: $868,244,000
    Hospitals: $577,896,000
    Hospitals: $499,705,000
    General - Other: $371,769,000
    General - Other: $350,908,000
    Health - Other: $281,247,000
    Health - Other: $266,966,000
    Other Higher Education: $235,527,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $218,216,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $216,386,000
    Correctional Institutions: $212,605,000
    Other Higher Education: $208,647,000
    Correctional Institutions: $202,495,000
    Regular Highways: $168,769,000
    Regular Highways: $153,961,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $124,926,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $119,000,000
    Sewerage: $98,433,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $96,005,000
    Sewerage: $95,686,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $90,090,000
    Financial Administration: $51,637,000
    General Public Buildings: $49,740,000
    Financial Administration: $48,632,000
    Transit Utilities: $44,048,000
    Parks and Recreation: $43,744,000
    Transit Utilities: $43,116,000
    General Public Buildings: $41,657,000
    Parks and Recreation: $38,501,000
    Central Staff Services: $36,993,000
    Central Staff Services: $34,648,000
    Corrections - Other: $33,627,000
    Corrections - Other: $33,122,000
    Local Fire Protection: $24,105,000
    Local Fire Protection: $23,870,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $18,354,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $16,304,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,986,000
    Water Utilities: $9,880,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,472,000
    Water Utilities: $9,363,000
    Toll Highways: $4,435,000
    Toll Highways: $2,052,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $6,264,000
    Other: $72,000
    Other: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $412,654,000
    Interest on Debt: $362,773,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $131,612,000
    Other - General - Other: $122,125,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $243,103,000
    Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $233,192,000
    Corrections: $4,617,000
    Corrections: $3,451,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $70,211,000
    Education: $67,383,000
    Other: $118,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,635,042,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,540,710,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,509,410,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,499,564,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $606,263,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $473,395,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $431,516,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $388,826,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $251,370,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $202,040,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $42,690,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $138,810,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $102,691,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $91,525,000
    General Revenue - Other: $85,224,000
    Interest Earnings: $22,110,000
    Rents: $13,384,000
    Rents: $12,710,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,401,000
    Sale of Property: $1,200,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $828,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $821,000
    Sale of Property: $51,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $6,397,000
    General - Other: $5,246,000
    Police Protection: $3,005,000
    General - Other: $1,451,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,439,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,312,000
    Other Higher Education: $680,000
    Parks and Recreation: $620,000
    Other Higher Education: $469,000
    Parks and Recreation: $419,000
    Correctional Institutions: $226,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $161,000
    Health - Other: $98,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $73,000
    Local Fire Protection: $63,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $62,000
    General Public Building: $57,000
    Regular Highways: $32,000
    Corrections - Other: $32,000
    Corrections - Other: $31,000
    Health - Other: $24,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
    Correctional Institutions: $11,000
    Sewerage: $10,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $10,000
    Local Fire Protection: $9,000
    General Public Building: $4,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $724,566,000
    Cash and Securities: $699,147,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $47,519,000
    Transit Utilities: $43,219,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $522,833,000
    Beginning: $514,107,000
    Beginning: $361,885,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $296,475,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $436,663,000
    Cash and Securities: $63,870,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $340,786,000
    Other: $262,518,000
    Health and Hospitals: $120,499,000
    Public Welfare: $110,253,000
    Public Welfare: $110,210,000
    Health and Hospitals: $106,169,000
    Transit Utilities: $74,472,000
    Transit Utilities: $68,089,000
    Education: $63,585,000
    Education: $61,350,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,299,260,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,205,214,000
    Property: $1,006,248,000
    Property: $963,083,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $47,162,000
    Other License: $27,152,000
    Other Selective Sales: $21,369,000
    Other Selective Sales: $21,316,000
    Other License: $16,775,000
    Other: $5,316,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $945,603,000
    : $899,174,000

Nassau County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $23,974,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $22,927,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $437,139,000
    Cash and Securities: $402,220,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $316,079,000
    Hospital Public: $310,525,000
    Other: $170,954,000
    Other: $166,443,000
    Higher Education - Other: $56,760,000
    Higher Education - Other: $54,592,000
    Parks and Recreation: $23,518,000
    Parks and Recreation: $21,836,000
    Toll Highways: $6,447,000
    Toll Highways: $6,335,000
    Sewerage: $1,422,000
    Sewerage: $656,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $169,971,000
    Sewerage: $80,693,000
    Regular Highways: $59,189,000
    Regular Highways: $56,635,000
    General - Other: $42,880,000
    Police Protection: $41,995,000
    General - Other: $31,904,000
    Police Protection: $30,898,000
    Other Higher Education: $13,240,000
    Parks and Recreation: $10,557,000
    Toll Highways: $9,366,000
    Health - Other: $8,795,000
    Other Higher Education: $7,876,000
    Health - Other: $3,691,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,559,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,089,000
    Water Utilities: $2,054,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,857,000
    Corrections - Other: $742,000
    Water Utilities: $464,000
    Corrections - Other: $48,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $900,097,000
    Police Protection: $868,244,000
    Hospitals: $577,896,000
    Hospitals: $499,705,000
    General - Other: $371,769,000
    General - Other: $350,908,000
    Health - Other: $281,247,000
    Health - Other: $266,966,000
    Other Higher Education: $235,527,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $218,216,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $216,386,000
    Correctional Institutions: $212,605,000
    Other Higher Education: $208,647,000
    Correctional Institutions: $202,495,000
    Regular Highways: $168,769,000
    Regular Highways: $153,961,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $124,926,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $119,000,000
    Sewerage: $98,433,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $96,005,000
    Sewerage: $95,686,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $90,090,000
    Financial Administration: $51,637,000
    General Public Buildings: $49,740,000
    Financial Administration: $48,632,000
    Transit Utilities: $44,048,000
    Parks and Recreation: $43,744,000
    Transit Utilities: $43,116,000
    General Public Buildings: $41,657,000
    Parks and Recreation: $38,501,000
    Central Staff Services: $36,993,000
    Central Staff Services: $34,648,000
    Corrections - Other: $33,627,000
    Corrections - Other: $33,122,000
    Local Fire Protection: $24,105,000
    Local Fire Protection: $23,870,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $18,354,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $16,304,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,986,000
    Water Utilities: $9,880,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,472,000
    Water Utilities: $9,363,000
    Toll Highways: $4,435,000
    Toll Highways: $2,052,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $6,264,000
    Other: $72,000
    Other: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $412,654,000
    Interest on Debt: $362,773,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $131,612,000
    Other - General - Other: $122,125,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $243,103,000
    Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $233,192,000
    Corrections: $4,617,000
    Corrections: $3,451,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $70,211,000
    Education: $67,383,000
    Other: $118,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,635,042,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,540,710,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,509,410,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,499,564,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $606,263,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $473,395,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $431,516,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $388,826,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $251,370,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $202,040,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $42,690,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $138,810,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $102,691,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $91,525,000
    General Revenue - Other: $85,224,000
    Interest Earnings: $22,110,000
    Rents: $13,384,000
    Rents: $12,710,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,401,000
    Sale of Property: $1,200,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $828,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $821,000
    Sale of Property: $51,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $6,397,000
    General - Other: $5,246,000
    Police Protection: $3,005,000
    General - Other: $1,451,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,439,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,312,000
    Other Higher Education: $680,000
    Parks and Recreation: $620,000
    Other Higher Education: $469,000
    Parks and Recreation: $419,000
    Correctional Institutions: $226,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $161,000
    Health - Other: $98,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $73,000
    Local Fire Protection: $63,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $62,000
    General Public Building: $57,000
    Regular Highways: $32,000
    Corrections - Other: $32,000
    Corrections - Other: $31,000
    Health - Other: $24,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
    Correctional Institutions: $11,000
    Sewerage: $10,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $10,000
    Local Fire Protection: $9,000
    General Public Building: $4,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $724,566,000
    Cash and Securities: $699,147,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $47,519,000
    Transit Utilities: $43,219,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $522,833,000
    Beginning: $514,107,000
    Beginning: $361,885,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $296,475,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $436,663,000
    Cash and Securities: $63,870,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $340,786,000
    Other: $262,518,000
    Health and Hospitals: $120,499,000
    Public Welfare: $110,253,000
    Public Welfare: $110,210,000
    Health and Hospitals: $106,169,000
    Transit Utilities: $74,472,000
    Transit Utilities: $68,089,000
    Education: $63,585,000
    Education: $61,350,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,299,260,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,205,214,000
    Property: $1,006,248,000
    Property: $963,083,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $47,162,000
    Other License: $27,152,000
    Other Selective Sales: $21,369,000
    Other Selective Sales: $21,316,000
    Other License: $16,775,000
    Other: $5,316,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $945,603,000
    : $899,174,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 16,890
  • Number of aged recipients: 4,588
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 12,302
  • Number of recipients under 18: 1,297
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 8,988
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 6,605
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 6,194
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 7,908
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 271 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2,194$353,9866,238$364,32414,378$304,089993$183,58750$1,233,700499$303,1665$338,800
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED186$347,511788$380,1282,243$328,955249$112,2131$454,00079$333,7340$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED564$342,8421,512$367,2558,011$353,065921$100,28211$2,014,636405$278,9198$116,125
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN499$337,287906$366,9074,944$334,319280$261,8008$367,625183$295,7651$200,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS108$348,972266$390,1471,495$357,841106$161,4810$038$255,1050$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 243 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)		D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED814$343,114256$374,1520$00$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED375$348,064134$370,0001$417,0000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED198$346,919134$384,1641$311,0001$165,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN127$338,16565$372,1540$01$608,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS53$354,15125$370,0800$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Nassau, NY
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Nassau, NY - Value
Most common first names in Nassau County, NY among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John12,56074.2 years
Mary11,01880.9 years
Joseph9,47075.0 years
William8,52674.4 years
Anna6,62483.2 years
Helen5,47379.9 years
Margaret5,34880.2 years
Rose5,29382.2 years
Frank5,28175.8 years
George5,24275.1 years
Most common last names in Nassau County, NY among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith2,17076.2 years
Miller1,31877.2 years
Brown1,15974.6 years
Cohen1,14777.9 years
Johnson1,13275.8 years
Williams78972.1 years
Murphy74675.6 years
Kelly73476.1 years
Schwartz69577.9 years
Anderson64776.6 years
Businesses in Nassau County, NY
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven79Jones New York22
ALDO3Journeys4
AMF Bowling6Justice4
AT&T51KFC16
Abercrombie & Fitch2Kincaid2
Abercrombie Kids2Kohl's5
Ace Hardware13Kroger1
Advance Auto Parts9LA Fitness4
Aeropostale5La Quinta1
Aerosoles1La-Z-Boy6
American Eagle Outfitters6Lane Bryant5
Ann Taylor5Lane Furniture5
Apple Store2LensCrafters2
Applebee's8Lowe's4
Arby's2Macy's7
Ashley Furniture2Marriott5
Audi2Marshalls10
AutoZone7MasterBrand Cabinets67
Avenue8McDonald's38
BMW3Men's Wearhouse7
Baja Fresh Mexican Grill1Motherhood Maternity8
Bakers4New Balance25
Bally Total Fitness2New York & Co6
Banana Republic5Nike114
Barnes & Noble4Nissan8
Baskin-Robbins52Nordstrom2
Bath & Body Works8OfficeMax4
Bebe1Old Country Buffet1
Bed Bath & Beyond7Old Navy6
Ben & Jerry's1Olive Garden2
Bentleymotors.Com1On The Border1
Best Western3Outback3
Blockbuster14Outback Steakhouse3
Brooks Brothers3Pac Sun3
Brookstone1Panera Bread8
Budget Car Rental3Papa John's Pizza10
Burger King26Pathmark8
Buybuy BABY1Payless23
CVS58Penske4
Cache1PetSmart3
Casual Male XL4Pier 1 Imports5
Catherines1Pizza Hut3
Century 211Popeyes4
Charlotte Russe4Pottery Barn Kids1
Chevrolet3Quality1
Chico's4Quiznos4
Chipotle5RadioShack30
Chuck E. Cheese's2Ramada1
Cinnabon 2Raymour & Flanigan5
Cold Stone Creamery4Red Lobster3
Coldwater Creek1Red Robin1
Costco2Red Roof Inn1
Crate & Barrel1Rite Aid32
Curves8Rodeway Inn1
DHL13Ruby Tuesday3
Decora Cabinetry19Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing2
Dennys1SAS Shoes4
Domino's Pizza13Sears9
DressBarn9Sephora2
Dressbarn9Skechers USA1
Dunkin Donuts101Soma Intimates2
Econo Lodge1Spencer Gifts3
Express6Sprint Nextel25
Extended Stay America1Staples14
Famous Footwear4Starbucks44
Fashion Bug1Stop & Shop17
FedEx262Subaru5
Finish Line3Subway9
Firestone Complete Auto Care3T-Mobile20
Foot Locker4T.G.I. Driday's6
Forever 214T.J.Maxx6
Fredericks Of Hollywood2Taco Bell20
GNC32Talbots1
GameStop29Target5
Gap11The Cheesecake Factory1
Goodwill7The Room Place16
Gymboree2Tim Hortons1
H&M5Torrid1
H&R Block20Toyota4
Haagen-Dazs3Toys"R"Us15
Harmon Face Values4Trader Joe's4
Haworth1True Value17
Hilton4U-Haul26
Holiday Inn3UPS266
Hollister Co.3Urban Outfitters3
Home Depot9Vans9
Honda5Verizon Wireless16
Hot Topic3Victoria's Secret7
Houlihan's2Volkswagen2
Hyatt1Waldbaums13
Hyundai3Walgreens20
IHOP8Walmart6
IZOD1Wendy's26
J.Crew2Wet Seal2
JCPenney3White Castle4
Jamba Juice1Whole Foods Market2
JoS. A. Bank3World Gym1
Johnny Rockets2YMCA2

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