Island Park, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,806 (All urban)

Island Park, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,740 (1,685 occupied: 982 owner occupied, 703 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	42%
State:	47%

Housing density: 4731 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,239 (lower quartile is $994, upper quartile is $1,631)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $258

Median gross rent in Island Park, NY in 2007: $1,311

Housing units in Island Park with a mortgage: 473 (46 second mortgage, 49 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 245

Island Park,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $406,696 (it was $192,300 in 2000)

Island Park:	$406,696
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $332,333 - $466,738

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $391,696
Here: $391,696
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $404,020
Here: $404,020
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $467,896
Here: $467,896
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $506,674
Here: $506,674
State: $552,553

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,541

In family households: 3,956 (892 male householders, 298 female householders)
886 spouses, 1,469 children (1,434 natural, 6 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 44 grandchildren, 85 brothers or sisters, 82 parents, 118 other relatives, 82 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 585 (202 male householders (157 living alone)), 285 female householders (240 living alone)), 98 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 191 (183 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 418 2-persons, 322 3-persons, 263 4-persons, 114 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 397 1-person, 75 2-persons, 15 3-persons.

791 married couples with children.
214 single-parent households (55 men, 159 women).

71.8% of residents of Island Park speak English at home.
16.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
8.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 916 (19.4%)
(47.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Island Park, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 33 4 rooms: 73 5 rooms: 209 6 rooms: 196 7 rooms: 158 8 rooms: 112 9 or more rooms: 201

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Island Park, New York:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 84 3 rooms: 204 4 rooms: 133 5 rooms: 111 6 rooms: 110 7 rooms: 36 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 19

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 23
1980 to 1989: 131
1970 to 1979: 132
1960 to 1969: 350
1950 to 1959: 514
1940 to 1949: 224
1939 or earlier: 366

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Island Park:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 19 2 bedrooms: 222 3 bedrooms: 420 4 bedrooms: 214 5 or more bedrooms: 107

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Island Park:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 265 2 bedrooms: 231 3 bedrooms: 178 4 bedrooms: 17 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Island Park in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 40 1 vehicle: 245 2 vehicles: 519 3 vehicles: 129 4 vehicles: 37 5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Island Park in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 206 1 vehicle: 255 2 vehicles: 203 3 vehicles: 21 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 14

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Island Park, NY:

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 5
$50,000 to $59,999: 2
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 to $249,999: 34
$250,000 to $299,999: 102
$300,000 to $399,999: 317
$400,000 to $499,999: 278
$500,000 to $749,999: 198
$750,000 to $999,999: 28
$1,000,000 or more: 24

Island Park rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Island Park:

Less than $100: 4 people
$100 to $149: 6
$150 to $199: 14
$200 to $249: 8
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 4
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 8
$650 to $699: 6
$700 to $749: 5
$750 to $799: 5
$800 to $899: 36
$900 to $999: 60
$1,000 to $1,249: 191
$1,250 to $1,499: 155
$1,500 to $1,999: 166
$2,000 or more: 11
No cash rent: 31

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 178 1990 to 1994: 126 1985 to 1989: 84 1980 to 1984: 103 1975 to 1979: 105 1970 to 1974: 99 1970 to 1974: 66 1965 to 1969: 155

Island Park, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 72.5%
Number of people working at home: 34 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 110
5 to 9 minutes: 183
10 to 14 minutes: 182
15 to 19 minutes: 287
20 to 24 minutes: 228
25 to 29 minutes: 125
30 to 34 minutes: 263
35 to 39 minutes: 35
40 to 44 minutes: 107
45 to 59 minutes: 201
60 to 89 minutes: 249
90 or more minutes: 46

Island Park mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,376 (67%)
Carpooled: 261 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 109 (5%)
Railroad: 174 (8%)
Taxi: 32 (2%)
Walked: 58 (3%)
Other means: 6 (0%)
Worked at home: 34 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 192
$10,000 to $14,999: 70
$15,000 to $19,999: 70
$20,000 to $24,999: 77
$25,000 to $29,999: 71
$30,000 to $34,999: 51
$35,000 to $39,999: 36
$40,000 to $44,999: 82
$45,000 to $49,999: 47
$50,000 to $59,999: 181
$60,000 to $74,999: 293
$75,000 to $99,999: 238
$100,000 to $124,999: 101
$125,000 to $149,999: 88
$150,000 to $199,999: 50
$200,000 or more: 30

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 1503

Other groups: 1019

Irish: 788

German: 276

Polish: 110

United States or American: 97

English: 79

Russian: 74

French (except Basque): 70

Greek: 49

Arab:: 38

Scottish: 37

Norwegian: 29

Arab/Arabic: 25

Lithuanian: 23

Brazilian: 23

Hungarian: 21

Canadian: 18

Czech: 14

Romanian: 14

French Canadian: 13

Other Arab: 13

Scotch-Irish: 12

Swedish: 10

Dutch: 7

Slovak: 7

Portuguese: 6

Welsh: 6

European: 6

British: 5

Northern European: 5

Czechoslovakian: 4

Armenian: 4

Guyanese: 3

Subsaharan African:: 3

African: 3

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

Peru (22%)
Italy (14%)
Spain (12%)
Colombia (11%)
El Salvador (6%)
Korea (4%)
Other South America (3%)

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

This state: 3499
Northeast: 151
Midwest: 30
South: 60
West: 15

63% of Island Park residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 13
7th and 8th grade: 43
9th grade: 23
10th grade: 19
11th grade: 34
12th grade, no diploma: 115
High school graduate (or equivalency): 556
Less than 1 year of college: 147
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 209
Associate degree: 138
Bachelor's degree: 162
Master's degree: 43
Professional school degree: 28
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 21
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 35
7th and 8th grade: 68
9th grade: 57
10th grade: 55
11th grade: 41
12th grade, no diploma: 106
High school graduate (or equivalency): 669
Less than 1 year of college: 125
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 159
Associate degree: 159
Bachelor's degree: 149
Master's degree: 116
Professional school degree: 16
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 12.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 23.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $75,480
Black householders: $84,053
Asian householders: $74,888
Some other race householders: $36,081
Two or more races householders: $16,732
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $57,209

Island Park household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Island Park household income for Asian householders

Island Park household income for Some other race householders

Island Park household income for Two or more races householders

Island Park household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Island Park marital status for males

Island Park marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $388,296
Black or African American householders: $343,671
Asian householders: $422,980
Some other race householders: $378,990
Two or more races householders: $303,065
Hispanic or Latino householders: $416,001

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 881
One, attached: 95
Two: 523
3 or 4: 108
5 to 9: 18
10 to 19: 22
20 to 49: 93

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Island Park:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (71%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%) Electricity (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (62%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 52

Here:	10.5%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30

Here:	10.7%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 97

Here:	40.1%
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 (Noninst.)

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