Housing density: 2,523 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016: $665,767.
Median contract rent in 2016: $1,738 (lower quartile is $610, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2016: $2,774
Median gross rent in Great Neck, NY in 2016: $1,808
Housing units in Great Neck with a mortgage: 1,242 (19 second mortgage, 215 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,132
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $128,148
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $89,087
2,717 married couples with children.
151 single-parent households (48 men, 103 women).
46.4% of residents of Great Neck speak English at home.
6.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (28% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 49% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
31.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
7.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
8.3% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 3,670 (35.9%)
(75.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Great Neck, New York:
111 room
132 rooms
923 rooms
2184 rooms
2155 rooms
4306 rooms
4497 rooms
5148 rooms
4219+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Great Neck population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Great Neck, New York:
431 room
232 rooms
1183 rooms
1884 rooms
965 rooms
916 rooms
1187 rooms
568 rooms
259+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Great Neck population
Year house built
Median 2016 house/condo value by year built ($)
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit ($)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Great Neck, NY household income distribution
168Less than $10,000
44$10,000 to $14,999
39$15,000 to $19,999
108$20,000 to $24,999
106$25,000 to $29,999
115$30,000 to $34,999
87$35,000 to $39,999
56$40,000 to $44,999
61$45,000 to $49,999
140$50,000 to $59,999
265$60,000 to $74,999
438$75,000 to $99,999
325$100,000 to $124,999
233$125,000 to $149,999
328$150,000 to $199,999
591$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2016 in Great Neck, NY
6Less than $10,000
6$15,000 to $19,999
42$35,000 to $39,999
8$60,000 to $69,999
17$70,000 to $79,999
6$80,000 to $89,999
9$90,000 to $99,999
17$100,000 to $124,999
19$125,000 to $149,999
29$150,000 to $174,999
12$175,000 to $199,999
60$200,000 to $249,999
7$250,000 to $299,999
149$300,000 to $399,999
129$400,000 to $499,999
590$500,000 to $749,999
915$750,000 to $999,999
384$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
78$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
58$2,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2016 in Great Neck, NY
5$150 to $199
6$200 to $249
46$400 to $449
21$650 to $699
4$750 to $799
28$800 to $899
18$900 to $999
68$1,000 to $1,249
67$1,250 to $1,499
107$1,500 to $1,999
32$2,000 to $2,499
99$2,500 to $2,999
205$3,000 to $3,499
28$3,500 or more
81No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
5212010 or later
5702000 to 2009
6591990 to 1999
1,1431980 to 1989
9721970 to 1979
462Before 1970
Note: State values scaled to Great Neck population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 19
5 to 9 minutes: 688
10 to 14 minutes: 325
15 to 19 minutes: 307
20 to 24 minutes: 333
25 to 29 minutes: 173
30 to 34 minutes: 464
35 to 39 minutes: 128
40 to 44 minutes: 184
45 to 59 minutes: 261
60 to 89 minutes: 821
90 or more minutes: 253
Percentage of workers working in this county: 52.6% Number of people working at home: 443 (10.1% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 4,376 (71%)
Carpooled: 410 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 509 (8%)
Subway or elevated: 29 (0%)
Railroad: 149 (2%)
Taxi: 18 (0%)
Bicycle: 13 (0%)
Walked: 207 (3%)
Worked at home: 443 (7%)
First ancestries reported:
Iranian: 2,016
American: 766
Russian: 289
Irish: 230
Polish: 199
Italian: 177
Israeli: 136
European: 60
German: 59
Dutch: 54
Eastern European: 50
Lithuanian: 47
Ukrainian: 24
Yugoslavian: 21
Greek: 20
British: 18
Scottish: 16
Scotch-Irish: 15
Hungarian: 13
English: 10
Iraqi: 9
Maltese: 9
Swiss: 8
French (except Basque): 5
Jamaican: 4
Latvian: 3
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
41%Iran
9%China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
8%Israel
4%Ecuador
3%El Salvador
2%Korea
2%Italy
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,457
Other state: 684
Northeast: 208
Midwest: 184
South: 180
West: 119
93% of Great Neck residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in New York.
Great Neck:
93.5%
State average:
89.4%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 32
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 55
9th grade: 19
10th grade: 19
11th grade: 57
12th grade, no diploma: 87
High school graduate (or equivalency): 476
Less than 1 year of college: 122
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 330
Associate degree: 160
Bachelor's degree: 879
Master's degree: 294
Professional school degree: 376
Doctorate degree: 200
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 54
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 70
7th and 8th grade: 82
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 25
12th grade, no diploma: 94
High school graduate (or equivalency): 584
Less than 1 year of college: 131
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 339
Associate degree: 146
Bachelor's degree: 958
Master's degree: 591
Professional school degree: 163
Doctorate degree: 116
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers in 2016 (%)
Unemployment by race in 2016
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
3.7%Males
5.4%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
1.5%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
58.0%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
5.6%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,257
One, attached: 45
Two: 183
3 or 4: 59
5 to 9: 110
10 to 19: 110
20 to 49: 155
50 or more: 513
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2016: 1.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2016: 1.2%
House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago
Renter moved in on average 4 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Great Neck:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Great Neck
Iranian: 2,016
