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Total population: 36,007 (All urban)

Valley Stream, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 12,697 (12,492 occupied: 10,038 owner occupied, 2,454 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	47%

Housing density: 3690 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: $1,202 (lower quartile is $875, upper quartile is $1,621)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,434

Median gross rent in Valley Stream, NY in 2007: $1,294

Housing units in Valley Stream with a mortgage: 5,536 (429 second mortgage, 621 home equity loan, 43 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,478

Valley Stream,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $428,480 (it was $202,600 in 2000)

Valley Stream:	$428,480
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $384,980 - $483,625

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $412,109
Here: $412,109
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $359,923
Here: $359,923
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $473,247
Here: $473,247
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $796,201
Here: $796,201
State: $552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $189,183
Here: $189,183
State: $503,284

Mobile homes: $237,500
Here: $237,500
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 36,338

In family households: 33,174 (7,277 male householders, 2,430 female householders)
7,789 spouses, 12,404 children (11,867 natural, 232 adopted, 305 stepchildren), 544 grandchildren, 469 brothers or sisters, 441 parents, 1,243 other relatives, 577 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,164 (977 male householders (825 living alone)), 1,824 female householders (1,697 living alone)), 363 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 56 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,303 2-persons, 2,225 3-persons, 2,243 4-persons, 1,195 5-persons, 413 6-persons, 328 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,522 1-person, 219 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 11 5-persons.

6,718 married couples with children.
1,034 single-parent households (241 men, 793 women).

73.4% of residents of Valley Stream speak English at home.
10.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
10.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 7,129 (19.6%)
(62.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Valley Stream, New York:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 31 3 rooms: 127 4 rooms: 374 5 rooms: 1,099 6 rooms: 2,974 7 rooms: 2,774 8 rooms: 1,338 9 or more rooms: 1,316

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Valley Stream, New York:
	1 room: 114 2 rooms: 252 3 rooms: 652 4 rooms: 450 5 rooms: 452 6 rooms: 262 7 rooms: 151 8 rooms: 65 9 or more rooms: 56

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 44
1990 to 1994: 42
1980 to 1989: 227
1970 to 1979: 666
1960 to 1969: 1,075
1950 to 1959: 3,778
1940 to 1949: 3,191
1939 or earlier: 3,669

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Valley Stream:
	no bedroom: 46 1 bedroom: 187 2 bedrooms: 1,206 3 bedrooms: 5,212 4 bedrooms: 2,850 5 or more bedrooms: 537

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Valley Stream:
	no bedroom: 133 1 bedroom: 984 2 bedrooms: 655 3 bedrooms: 471 4 bedrooms: 168 5 or more bedrooms: 43

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Valley Stream in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 608 1 vehicle: 3,122 2 vehicles: 4,322 3 vehicles: 1,498 4 vehicles: 364 5 or more vehicles: 124

Cars and other vehicles available in Valley Stream in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 537 1 vehicle: 1,025 2 vehicles: 724 3 vehicles: 102 4 vehicles: 32 5 or more vehicles: 34

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Valley Stream, NY:

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 7
$35,000 to $39,999: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 12
$50,000 to $59,999: 9
$60,000 to $69,999: 3
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 4
$90,000 to $99,999: 7
$100,000 to $124,999: 9
$125,000 to $149,999: 49
$150,000 to $174,999: 40
$175,000 to $199,999: 20
$200,000 to $249,999: 142
$250,000 to $299,999: 392
$300,000 to $399,999: 3035
$400,000 to $499,999: 3422
$500,000 to $749,999: 2448
$750,000 to $999,999: 254
$1,000,000 or more: 63

Valley Stream rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Valley Stream:

Less than $100: 18 people
$100 to $149: 13
$150 to $199: 23
$200 to $249: 23
$250 to $299: 22
$300 to $349: 31
$350 to $399: 57
$400 to $449: 24
$450 to $499: 35
$500 to $549: 41
$550 to $599: 31
$600 to $649: 32
$650 to $699: 38
$700 to $749: 36
$750 to $799: 15
$800 to $899: 103
$900 to $999: 210
$1,000 to $1,249: 494
$1,250 to $1,499: 448
$1,500 to $1,999: 446
$2,000 or more: 126
No cash rent: 163

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 667 1990 to 1994: 1,070 1985 to 1989: 1,453 1980 to 1984: 1,063 1975 to 1979: 588 1970 to 1974: 742 1970 to 1974: 588 1965 to 1969: 958

Valley Stream, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 51.3%
Number of people working at home: 354 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 254
5 to 9 minutes: 1255
10 to 14 minutes: 2029
15 to 19 minutes: 1751
20 to 24 minutes: 2291
25 to 29 minutes: 742
30 to 34 minutes: 2155
35 to 39 minutes: 498
40 to 44 minutes: 800
45 to 59 minutes: 1985
60 to 89 minutes: 2403
90 or more minutes: 851

Valley Stream mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 11,840 (68%)
Carpooled: 1,585 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 336 (2%)
Subway or elevated: 525 (3%)
Railroad: 2,044 (12%)
Taxi: 58 (0%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 56 (0%)
Walked: 517 (3%)
Other means: 48 (0%)
Worked at home: 354 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 564
$10,000 to $14,999: 523
$15,000 to $19,999: 533
$20,000 to $24,999: 405
$25,000 to $29,999: 505
$30,000 to $34,999: 605
$35,000 to $39,999: 652
$40,000 to $44,999: 562
$45,000 to $49,999: 477
$50,000 to $59,999: 1060
$60,000 to $74,999: 1551
$75,000 to $99,999: 2193
$100,000 to $124,999: 1361
$125,000 to $149,999: 659
$150,000 to $199,999: 526
$200,000 or more: 332

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 10402

Other groups: 8037

Irish: 4253

German: 2434

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1431

United States or American: 1095

Polish: 1048

Russian: 649

Greek: 597

Haitian: 582

English: 535

Jamaican: 525

Arab:: 295

Scotch-Irish: 236

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 221

Egyptian: 207

Norwegian: 197

Guyanese: 169

Scottish: 154

Subsaharan African:: 151

French (except Basque): 141

Swedish: 137

Slovak: 126

Hungarian: 125

Austrian: 115

Dutch: 107

Eastern European: 103

Lithuanian: 101

Ukrainian: 100

African: 95

European: 70

Turkish: 69

Lebanese: 64

Israeli: 63

Armenian: 54

West Indian: 47

Romanian: 46

Czechoslovakian: 43

Portuguese: 38

British: 37

French Canadian: 35

Canadian: 35

Other Subsaharan African: 34

Danish: 29

British West Indian: 28

Other West Indian: 28

Finnish: 27

South African: 22

Afghan: 21

Latvian: 20

Soviet Union: 19

Maltese: 18

Albanian: 14

Croatian: 13

Cypriot: 12

Basque: 12

Czech: 12

Scandinavian: 12

Belgian: 11

Slovene: 11

Welsh: 11

Arab/Arabic: 9

Syrian: 9

Brazilian: 7

Swiss: 6

Other Arab: 6

Slavic: 5

Bulgarian: 4

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

Italy (9%)
Philippines (6%)
Haiti (6%)
El Salvador (6%)
Jamaica (5%)
Dominican Republic (4%)
Korea (4%)

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

This state: 27210
Northeast: 746
Midwest: 247
South: 468
West: 145

71% of Valley Stream residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% 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: 45
Nursery to 4th grade: 35
5th and 6th grade: 225
7th and 8th grade: 188
9th grade: 229
10th grade: 290
11th grade: 116
12th grade, no diploma: 386
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,666
Less than 1 year of college: 706
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,849
Associate degree: 833
Bachelor's degree: 1,878
Master's degree: 602
Professional school degree: 376
Doctorate degree: 63

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 110
Nursery to 4th grade: 21
5th and 6th grade: 267
7th and 8th grade: 314
9th grade: 190
10th grade: 300
11th grade: 319
12th grade, no diploma: 406
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,894
Less than 1 year of college: 877
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,427
Associate degree: 964
Bachelor's degree: 2,063
Master's degree: 983
Professional school degree: 195
Doctorate degree: 28

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 2.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.8%
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: 7.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $78,173
Black householders: $107,546
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $121,837
Asian householders: $89,063
Some other race householders: $79,367
Two or more races householders: $76,288
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $68,798

Valley Stream household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Valley Stream household income for Black householders

Valley Stream household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Valley Stream household income for Asian householders

Valley Stream household income for Some other race householders

Valley Stream household income for Two or more races householders

Valley Stream household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Valley Stream marital status for males

Valley Stream marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $417,905
Black or African American householders: $455,761
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $367,147
Asian householders: $473,738
Some other race householders: $443,495
Two or more races householders: $432,920
Hispanic or Latino householders: $430,171

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,713
One, attached: 406
Two: 1,598
3 or 4: 181
5 to 9: 50
10 to 19: 194
20 to 49: 229
50 or more: 294
Mobile homes: 32

Median worth of mobile homes: $404,132

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Valley Stream:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (50%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (48%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (47%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (42%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 194

Here:	4.8%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 166

Here:	7.8%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 792

Here:	37.6%
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)

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