Dix Hills, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 26,096 (All urban)

Dix Hills, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,066 (7,961 occupied: 7,662 owner occupied, 299 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	4%
State:	47%

Housing density: 506 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $531,300

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $794

Median gross rent in Dix Hills, NY in 2000: $1,363

Housing units in Dix Hills with a mortgage: 5,494 (563 second mortgage, 730 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,721

Household type by relationship

Households: 25,896

In family households: 25,113 (6,031 male householders, 1,329 female householders)
6,650 spouses, 9,532 children (8,992 natural, 325 adopted, 215 stepchildren), 217 grandchildren, 120 brothers or sisters, 318 parents, 532 other relatives, 384 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 783 (245 male householders (206 living alone)), 411 female householders (360 living alone)), 127 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 200 (99 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,271 2-persons, 1,612 3-persons, 1,985 4-persons, 1,002 5-persons, 371 6-persons, 119 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 566 1-person, 60 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 16 4-persons.

6,504 married couples with children.
454 single-parent households (124 men, 330 women).

78.6% of residents of Dix Hills speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
13.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3,717 (14.2%)
(73.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	8.3
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.7
State:	3.6

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dix Hills, New York:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 25
3 rooms: 30
4 rooms: 76
5 rooms: 221
6 rooms: 557
7 rooms: 1,218
8 rooms: 2,218
9 or more rooms: 3,317

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dix Hills, New York:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 21
3 rooms: 26
4 rooms: 48
5 rooms: 45
6 rooms: 40
7 rooms: 48
8 rooms: 27
9 or more rooms: 44

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 37
1995 to 1998: 331
1990 to 1994: 214
1980 to 1989: 789
1970 to 1979: 2,220
1960 to 1969: 3,225
1950 to 1959: 866
1940 to 1949: 211
1939 or earlier: 173

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dix Hills:

no bedroom: 14
1 bedroom: 46
2 bedrooms: 256
3 bedrooms: 1,745
4 bedrooms: 3,816
5 or more bedrooms: 1,785

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dix Hills:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 54
2 bedrooms: 57
3 bedrooms: 96
4 bedrooms: 70
5 or more bedrooms: 22

Cars and other vehicles available in Dix Hills in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 87
1 vehicle: 780
2 vehicles: 4,314
3 vehicles: 1,796
4 vehicles: 443
5 or more vehicles: 242

Cars and other vehicles available in Dix Hills in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 13
1 vehicle: 109
2 vehicles: 133
3 vehicles: 44
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Dix Hills, NY:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 8
$35,000 to $39,999: 12
$40,000 to $49,999: 13
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 6
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 5
$125,000 to $149,999: 34
$150,000 to $174,999: 104
$175,000 to $199,999: 242
$200,000 to $249,999: 562
$250,000 to $299,999: 989
$300,000 to $399,999: 1895
$400,000 to $499,999: 1672
$500,000 to $749,999: 1429
$750,000 to $999,999: 196
$1,000,000 or more: 48

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Dix Hills:

Less than $100: 0
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 14
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 6
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 6
$650 to $699: 6
$700 to $749: 7
$750 to $799: 12
$800 to $899: 32
$900 to $999: 23
$1,000 to $1,249: 49
$1,250 to $1,499: 24
$1,500 to $1,999: 72
$2,000 or more: 42
No cash rent: 6

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 329
1990 to 1994: 270
1985 to 1989: 322
1980 to 1984: 471
1975 to 1979: 375
1970 to 1974: 536
1970 to 1974: 588
1965 to 1969: 826

Dix Hills, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 53.8%
Number of people working at home: 611 (5.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 127
5 to 9 minutes: 691
10 to 14 minutes: 1582
15 to 19 minutes: 1829
20 to 24 minutes: 1483
25 to 29 minutes: 598
30 to 34 minutes: 1087
35 to 39 minutes: 331
40 to 44 minutes: 521
45 to 59 minutes: 878
60 to 89 minutes: 1163
90 or more minutes: 1298

Dix Hills mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,369 (77%)
Carpooled: 814 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 35 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 49 (0%)
Railroad: 1,186 (10%)
Taxi: 11 (0%)
Walked: 85 (1%)
Other means: 39 (0%)
Worked at home: 611 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 104
$10,000 to $14,999: 117
$15,000 to $19,999: 122
$20,000 to $24,999: 150
$25,000 to $29,999: 135
$30,000 to $34,999: 219
$35,000 to $39,999: 177
$40,000 to $44,999: 213
$45,000 to $49,999: 220
$50,000 to $59,999: 420
$60,000 to $74,999: 695
$75,000 to $99,999: 1211
$100,000 to $124,999: 1094
$125,000 to $149,999: 809
$150,000 to $199,999: 921
$200,000 or more: 1409

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 6523
Other groups: 4986
Irish: 2282
Russian: 1695
German: 1590
United States or American: 1070
Polish: 1045
English: 470
Greek: 460
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 369
European: 319
Hungarian: 292
Eastern European: 267
Haitian: 236
Austrian: 194
Romanian: 167
Swedish: 161
French (except Basque): 118
Iranian: 110
Scottish: 103
Ukrainian: 96
Arab:: 93
Dutch: 87
Norwegian: 84
Jamaican: 76
Armenian: 74
Czechoslovakian: 72
British: 64
Egyptian: 59
Israeli: 53
Lithuanian: 53
Scotch-Irish: 44
Slavic: 39
Portuguese: 39
Subsaharan African:: 37
Czech: 37
Yugoslavian: 31
Albanian: 29
Slovak: 25
Latvian: 24
Swiss: 21
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 21
French Canadian: 21
Lebanese: 20
Barbadian: 19
Welsh: 19
Guyanese: 19
Turkish: 18
Other Subsaharan African: 14
Danish: 13
Cypriot: 13
Croatian: 10
Scandinavian: 10
Canadian: 10
Kenyan: 8
Slovene: 8
Ghanian: 8
Syrian: 8
Belgian: 8
African: 7
Finnish: 6
Northern European: 6
Other Arab: 6
Belizean: 6
British West Indian: 6
Bermudan: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

India (13%)
Italy (13%)
Philippines (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Haiti (4%)
Pakistan (4%)
Germany (3%)

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

This state: 20511
Northeast: 889
Midwest: 213
South: 424
West: 137

71% of Dix Hills residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 23
Nursery to 4th grade: 17
5th and 6th grade: 32
7th and 8th grade: 52
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 70
11th grade: 43
12th grade, no diploma: 216
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,357
Less than 1 year of college: 377
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 983
Associate degree: 431
Bachelor's degree: 2,294
Master's degree: 1,152
Professional school degree: 1,136
Doctorate degree: 186

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 79
Nursery to 4th grade: 28
5th and 6th grade: 71
7th and 8th grade: 146
9th grade: 35
10th grade: 49
11th grade: 59
12th grade, no diploma: 178
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,887
Less than 1 year of college: 509
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 837
Associate degree: 659
Bachelor's degree: 2,330
Master's degree: 1,645
Professional school degree: 372
Doctorate degree: 34

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.8%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $103,999
Black householders: $99,080
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $102,264
Asian householders: $119,464
Some other race householders: $97,735
Two or more races householders: $102,763
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $87,920

Dix Hills household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Dix Hills household income for Black or African American householders

Dix Hills household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Dix Hills household income for Asian householders

Dix Hills household income for some other race householders

Dix Hills household income for two or more races householders

Dix Hills household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Dix Hills marital status for males

Dix Hills marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $386,200
Black or African American householders: $361,000
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $225,000
Asian householders: $414,800
Some other race householders: $355,300
Two or more races householders: $475,000
Hispanic or Latino householders: $336,400

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,848
One, attached: 38
Two: 168
3 or 4: 5
Mobile homes: 7

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Dix Hills:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (51%)
Utility gas (46%)
Electricity (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (72%)
Utility gas (24%)
Electricity (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 207

Here:	5.8%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 111

Here:	6.8%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 334

Here:	35.9%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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 (Noninstitutionalized)

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