Housing density: 2,549 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2015: $482,961.
Median contract rent in 2015: $869 (lower quartile is $610, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2015: $2,412
Median gross rent in Great Neck, NY in 2015: $1,808
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: $121,606
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $96,400
2,082 married couples with children.
282 single-parent households (52 men, 230 women).
51.6% of residents of Great Neck speak English at home.
9.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
30.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.4% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 3,406 (35.7%)
(57.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Great Neck, New York:
141 room
322 rooms
1193 rooms
934 rooms
1585 rooms
4006 rooms
5127 rooms
6248 rooms
5229+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Great Neck population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Great Neck, New York:
511 room
1242 rooms
2653 rooms
2004 rooms
1095 rooms
436 rooms
447 rooms
378 rooms
09+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Great Neck population
Year house built
Median 2015 house/condo value by year built ($)
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 2015 in Great Neck, NY
7Less than $10,000
6$15,000 to $19,999
20$35,000 to $39,999
2$50,000 to $59,999
12$60,000 to $69,999
37$70,000 to $79,999
51$80,000 to $89,999
30$90,000 to $99,999
32$100,000 to $124,999
13$125,000 to $149,999
29$150,000 to $174,999
21$175,000 to $199,999
67$200,000 to $249,999
17$250,000 to $299,999
149$300,000 to $399,999
75$400,000 to $499,999
738$500,000 to $749,999
688$750,000 to $999,999
207$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
92$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
72$2,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2015 in Great Neck, NY
8$150 to $199
23$200 to $249
88$400 to $449
23$650 to $699
24$700 to $749
12$750 to $799
57$800 to $899
9$900 to $999
65$1,000 to $1,249
76$1,250 to $1,499
128$1,500 to $1,999
60$2,000 to $2,499
118$2,500 to $2,999
123$3,000 to $3,499
45$3,500 or more
100No 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
Note: State values scaled to Great Neck population
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 14 years ago
Renter moved in on average 3 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Great Neck:
Other groups: 2,245
