Housing density: 2,549 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2013: $580,504.
Median contract rent in 2013: $869 (lower quartile is $610, upper quartile is $1,381)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2013: $3,207
Median gross rent in Great Neck, NY in 2013: $904
Housing units in Great Neck with a mortgage: 1,341 (153 second mortgage, 202 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 818
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $104,274
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $101,547
2,082 married couples with children.
282 single-parent households (52 men, 230 women).
51.6% of residents of Great Neck speak English at home.
9.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
30.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.4% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 3,406 (35.7%)
(57.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Great Neck, New York:
141 room
322 rooms
1193 rooms
934 rooms
1585 rooms
4006 rooms
5127 rooms
6248 rooms
5229+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Great Neck, New York:
511 room
1242 rooms
2653 rooms
2004 rooms
1095 rooms
436 rooms
447 rooms
378 rooms
09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2013 house/condo value by year built ($)
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
208Less than $10,000
124$10,000 to $14,999
156$15,000 to $19,999
120$20,000 to $24,999
116$25,000 to $29,999
115$30,000 to $34,999
124$35,000 to $39,999
94$40,000 to $44,999
68$45,000 to $49,999
199$50,000 to $59,999
319$60,000 to $74,999
402$75,000 to $99,999
326$100,000 to $124,999
191$125,000 to $149,999
320$150,000 to $199,999
467$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2013 in Great Neck, NY
71Less than $10,000
16$15,000 to $19,999
33$35,000 to $39,999
9$50,000 to $59,999
18$60,000 to $69,999
9$70,000 to $79,999
30$80,000 to $89,999
15$90,000 to $99,999
11$100,000 to $124,999
9$125,000 to $149,999
19$150,000 to $174,999
38$175,000 to $199,999
106$200,000 to $249,999
24$250,000 to $299,999
140$300,000 to $399,999
110$400,000 to $499,999
726$500,000 to $749,999
750$750,000 to $999,999
266$1,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2013 in Great Neck, NY
31$150 to $199
21$200 to $249
24$400 to $449
21$500 to $549
47$650 to $699
35$700 to $749
69$750 to $799
51$800 to $899
10$900 to $999
36$1,000 to $1,249
165$1,250 to $1,499
64$1,500 to $1,999
272$2,000 or more
77No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
3361995 to March 2000
4931990 to 1994
7641985 to 1989
3791980 to 1984
7321975 to 1979
2401970 to 1974
1151965 to 1969
347Before 1965
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 46
5 to 9 minutes: 420
10 to 14 minutes: 343
15 to 19 minutes: 274
20 to 24 minutes: 169
25 to 29 minutes: 129
30 to 34 minutes: 484
35 to 39 minutes: 95
40 to 44 minutes: 235
45 to 59 minutes: 491
60 to 89 minutes: 879
90 or more minutes: 296
Percentage of workers working in this county: 44.2% Number of people working at home: 241 (5.9% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 2,155 (53%)
Carpooled: 366 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 117 (3%)
Subway or elevated: 82 (2%)
Railroad: 991 (24%)
Taxi: 16 (0%)
Motorcycle: 12 (0%)
Walked: 97 (2%)
Other means: 25 (1%)
Worked at home: 241 (6%)
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 2,245
Iranian: 2,044
Russian: 663
United States or American: 610
Italian: 432
Polish: 386
Irish: 295
German: 244
Israeli: 214
Eastern European: 187
Hungarian: 120
English: 107
Austrian: 105
Arab:: 102
Lithuanian: 97
European: 80
Portuguese: 67
Greek: 59
Scotch-Irish: 55
Swiss: 54
French (except Basque): 38
Iraqi: 36
Romanian: 33
Czech: 31
Other Arab: 30
Latvian: 26
Subsaharan African:: 24
Turkish: 23
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 22
Scottish: 20
Lebanese: 19
Ukrainian: 18
Haitian: 17
Yugoslavian: 17
Brazilian: 15
Cypriot: 14
Czechoslovakian: 13
South African: 13
British: 13
African: 11
Syrian: 9
Egyptian: 8
Bulgarian: 7
Guyanese: 7
Pennsylvania German: 6
French Canadian: 6
Slovak: 6
Barbadian: 5
Swedish: 5
Afghan: 4
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
44%Iran
6%Israel
5%El Salvador
4%Mexico
4%Guatemala
3%Taiwan
3%Korea
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,541
Northeast: 270
Midwest: 61
South: 178
West: 53
72% of Great Neck residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 59
7th and 8th grade: 24
9th grade: 56
10th grade: 26
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 83
High school graduate (or equivalency): 619
Less than 1 year of college: 84
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 390
Associate degree: 84
Bachelor's degree: 678
Master's degree: 381
Professional school degree: 499
Doctorate degree: 101
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 36
Nursery to 4th grade: 24
5th and 6th grade: 79
7th and 8th grade: 32
9th grade: 63
10th grade: 45
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 166
High school graduate (or equivalency): 661
Less than 1 year of college: 169
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 261
Associate degree: 196
Bachelor's degree: 682
Master's degree: 744
Professional school degree: 176
Doctorate degree: 56
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
2.6%Males
2.4%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
26.3%Males
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
11.1%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
5.3%Males
3.0%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,565
One, attached: 44
Two: 86
3 or 4: 130
5 to 9: 67
10 to 19: 33
20 to 49: 189
50 or more: 328
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago
Renter moved in on average 3 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Great Neck:
Other groups: 2,245
