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Wantagh, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $629,538 (it was $250,100 in 2000)
Wantagh:

$629,538
New York:

$368,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $510,243 - $750,737

Total population: 18,871 (All urban)

Houses: 6,021 (5,888 occupied: 5,662 owner occupied, 271 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

5%
State:

45%

Housing density: 1,567 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2021: $881,632.

Median contract rent in 2021: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,494, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median gross rent in Wantagh, NY in 2021: over $2,000

Housing units in Wantagh with a mortgage: 3,656 (555 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 488 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 204

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $182,795

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $115,736

Median monthly housing costs: $2,739

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Wantagh, New York Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1956

Median year apartment built: 1966

Household type by relationship:

Households: 18,320
  • Male householders: 2,763 (139 living alone), Female householders: 3,091 (652 living alone)
  • 3,777 spouses (3,777 opposite-sex spouses), 327 unmarried partners, (317 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,877 children (6,596 natural, 142 adopted, 137 stepchildren), 271 grandchildren, 189 brothers or sisters, 365 parents, 0 foster children, 137 other relatives, 469 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 47

Size of family households: 1,527 2-persons, 1,013 3-persons, 1,396 4-persons, 690 5-persons, 126 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 826 1-person, 201 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 70 4-persons.

3,521 married couples with children.
590 single-parent households (96 men, 494 women).

91.4% of residents of Wantagh speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,268 (6.9%)
(88.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.3
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.2
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wantagh, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wantagh, New York
  • 0no bedroom
  • 401 bedroom
  • 2442 bedrooms
  • 2,3863 bedrooms
  • 2,5084 bedrooms
  • 4855+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wantagh, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wantagh, New York
  • 0no bedroom
  • 371 bedroom
  • 882 bedrooms
  • 1093 bedrooms
  • 364 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Wantagh in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wantagh in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 124no vehicle
  • 1,1191 vehicle
  • 2,7632 vehicles
  • 1,0063 vehicles
  • 4494 vehicles
  • 2025+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Wantagh in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wantagh in renter-occupied apartments
  • 0no vehicle
  • 1161 vehicle
  • 1182 vehicles
  • 293 vehicles
  • 84 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wantagh, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wantagh, New York
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 93 rooms
  • 584 rooms
  • 5365 rooms
  • 1,4266 rooms
  • 1,0097 rooms
  • 1,3348 rooms
  • 1,2919+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wantagh, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wantagh, New York
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 223 rooms
  • 154 rooms
  • 1275 rooms
  • 866 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 219+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2021 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
  • Wantagh, NY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Wantagh, NY in 2021
  • 141Less than $10,000
  • 195$10,000 to $19,999
  • 190$20,000 to $29,999
  • 72$30,000 to $39,999
  • 148$40,000 to $49,999
  • 193$50,000 to $59,999
  • 321$60,000 to $74,999
  • 418$75,000 to $99,999
  • 503$100,000 to $124,999
  • 384$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,382$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,959$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2021 in Wantagh, NY

  • Distribution of house value in Wantagh, NY in 2021
  • 19$40,000 to $49,999
  • 48$50,000 to $59,999
  • 48$60,000 to $69,999
  • 86$200,000 to $249,999
  • 40$250,000 to $299,999
  • 125$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,193$400,000 to $499,999
  • 3,422$500,000 to $749,999
  • 752$750,000 to $999,999
  • 204$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 43$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 8$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2021 in Wantagh, NY

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Wantagh, NY in 2021
  • 28$150 to $199
  • 5$1,250 to $1,499
  • 34$1,500 to $1,999
  • 78$2,000 to $2,499
  • 14$2,500 to $2,999
  • 11$3,000 to $3,499
  • 13$3,500 or more
  • 33No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2021

Percentage of workers working in this county: 72.1%
Number of people working at home: 1,786 (19.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2021

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 104
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 438
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 738
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 889
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,299
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 346
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,164
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 119
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 472
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 527
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 652
  • 90 or more minutes: 427
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Wantagh

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,886 (62.1%)
  • Carpooled: 277 (4.4%)
  • Bus: 85 (1.4%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 79 (1.3%)
  • Taxi: 84 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle: 88 (1.4%)
  • Walked: 159 (2.5%)
  • Worked at home: 1,786 (28.5%)
Class of Workers in 2021
  • Unemployment by race in 2021
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 6.3%Males
  • 4.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 12.2%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 7.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 19.7%Males
  • 6.6%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wantagh, New York
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wantagh, New York
  • 682010 or later
  • 2352000 to 2009
  • 3261990 to 1999
  • 2051980 to 1989
  • 2221970 to 1979
  • 523Before 1970
Ancestries in Wantagh, NY

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 2,446 (33.3%)
  • Irish: 1,480 (20.2%)
  • German: 552 (7.5%)
  • Serbian: 428 (5.8%)
  • American: 347 (4.7%)
  • Polish: 273 (3.7%)
  • Greek: 261 (3.6%)
  • Russian: 130 (1.8%)
  • Eastern European: 113 (1.5%)
  • Egyptian: 63 (0.9%)
  • English: 56 (0.8%)
  • Norwegian: 54 (0.7%)
  • Lebanese: 46 (0.6%)
  • Lithuanian: 42 (0.6%)
  • Portuguese: 39 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 37 (0.5%)
  • Guyanese: 35 (0.5%)
  • Maltese: 34 (0.5%)
  • Swedish: 28 (0.4%)
  • Dutch: 26 (0.4%)
  • Hungarian: 25 (0.3%)
  • West Indian: 16 (0.2%)
  • British West Indian: 14 (0.2%)
  • Armenian: 12 (0.2%)
  • European: 11 (0.1%)
  • Austrian: 10 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 10 (0.1%)
  • Latvian: 10 (0.1%)
  • Syrian: 9 (0.1%)
  • Brazilian: 8 (0.1%)
  • French Canadian: 8 (0.1%)
  • Ukrainian: 8 (0.1%)
  • Croatian: 7 (0.10%)

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

Ireland
Wantagh:

10.8% (137)
New York:

0.6% (27,106)

El Salvador
Wantagh:

9.9% (125)
New York:

2.4% (109,711)

Italy
Wantagh:

8.6% (109)
New York:

1.9% (86,021)

Russia
Wantagh:

6.5% (82)
New York:

1.8% (79,742)

Canada
Wantagh:

6.1% (77)
New York:

1.3% (58,625)

Serbia
Wantagh:

6.0% (76)
New York:

0.1% (5,020)

Poland
Wantagh:

4.9% (62)
New York:

1.5% (68,651)

Philippines
Wantagh:

4.9% (62)
New York:

2.0% (89,483)

Honduras
Wantagh:

4.7% (59)
New York:

1.2% (54,122)

Cuba
Wantagh:

3.9% (50)
New York:

0.5% (24,331)

Dominican Republic
Wantagh:

3.0% (38)
New York:

11.2% (506,549)

Other Southern Europe
Wantagh:

2.7% (34)
New York:

0.0% (1,574)

India
Wantagh:

2.5% (32)
New York:

3.5% (158,855)

Greece
Wantagh:

2.5% (32)
New York:

0.7% (29,724)

Malaysia
Wantagh:

2.1% (26)
New York:

0.3% (11,873)

Guyana
Wantagh:

2.1% (26)
New York:

3.7% (168,177)

Germany
Wantagh:

1.7% (22)
New York:

0.9% (40,273)

Portugal
Wantagh:

1.7% (21)
New York:

0.2% (11,111)

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

  • This state: 16,292
  • Other state: 682
  • Northeast: 302
  • Midwest: 75
  • South: 283
  • West: 25

94.0% of Wantagh residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 91.5% lived in New York.


Wantagh:

94.0%
State average:

89.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 25
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 7
  • 7th and 8th grade: 29
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 12
  • 11th grade: 26
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 44
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,126
  • Less than 1 year of college: 398
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 681
  • Associate degree: 548
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,626
  • Master's degree: 1,058
  • Professional school degree: 151
  • Doctorate degree: 46
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 43
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 5
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 24
  • 9th grade: 12
  • 10th grade: 37
  • 11th grade: 20
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 46
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,375
  • Less than 1 year of college: 163
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 484
  • Associate degree: 652
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,992
  • Master's degree: 1,536
  • Professional school degree: 115
  • Doctorate degree: 92
Educational Attainment for Females
Wantagh marital status for males
Wantagh marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,759
  • One, attached: 18
  • Two: 73
  • 3 or 4: 67
  • 5 to 9: 28
  • 10 to 19: 9
  • 20 to 49: 44
  • 50 or more: 22
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2021: 0.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 20 years ago

Renter moved in on average 8 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Wantagh
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Wantagh, NY
  • 62.4%Utility gas
  • 31.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.9%Electricity
  • 1.6%Other fuel
  • 0.5%Coal or coke
  • 0.3%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wantagh, NY
  • 46.3%Utility gas
  • 22.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 17.9%Electricity
  • 13.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
Here:

0.5%
New York:

16.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 123
Here:

9.8%
New York:

16.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 457
Here:

54.7%
New York:

39.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability