Nassau County, New York (NY)

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• • 789,19058.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 237,22617.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 153,05011.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 139,80810.3%Asian alone
  • 26,0771.9%Two or more races
  • 9,1820.7%Some other race alone
  • 2,3130.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 780.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $653,912

Here:	$653,912
State:	$393,458

Townhouses or other attached units: $758,239

Here:	$758,239
State:	$728,436

In 2-unit structures: $528,064

Here:	$528,064
State:	$650,471

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $317,690

Here:	$317,690
State:	$808,879

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $392,960

Here:	$392,960
State:	$916,967

Mobile homes: $875,336

Here:	$875,336
State:	$82,547

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 16
• Rapes: 76
• Robberies: 833
• Assaults: 868
• Burglaries: 2153
• Thefts: 10836
• Auto thefts: 1432

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 10
• Rapes: 77
• Robberies: 724
• Assaults: 949
• Burglaries: 2255
• Thefts: 11814
• Auto thefts: 1694

Health of residents in Nassau County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $10,001 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $10,001 (1.8%)

Area name: Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Nassau County is $1084 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1280 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1699 a month.

Cities in this county include: North Hempstead, Hempstead, Levittown, Freeport, Hicksville, East Meadow, Valley Stream, Long Beach, Oceanside, Elmont.

2018 air pollution in Nassau County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 6.1 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Allen County, Ohio , Carroll County, Ohio , Knox County, Ohio , Medina County, Ohio , Wayne County, Ohio .

Current college students: 81,375
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 47.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 315,496 (69.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 50,6202010 or later
• 62,6312000 to 2009
• 75,3201990 to 1999
• 68,1241980 to 1989
• 44,7501970 to 1979
• 59,518Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 357,061
• One, attached: 13,530
• Two: 32,393
• 3 or 4: 11,160
• 5 to 9: 8,241
• 10 to 19: 11,055
• 20 to 49: 13,256
• 50 or more: 25,992
• Mobile homes: 1,439

Housing units in Nassau County with a mortgage: 229,632 (4,429 second mortgage, 33,821 home equity loan, 773 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 132,808

Religion statistics for Nassau County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Nassau County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• New York Tropical Storm Isaias, Incident Period: August 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4567, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• New York Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4480-NY: March 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4480, Natural disaster type: Other
• New York Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 09, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3351: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3351, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New York Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 09, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4085: October 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 4085, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New York Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4020: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4020, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New York Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 25, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3328: August 26, 2011, FEMA Id: 3328, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New York Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 26, 2010 to December 27, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1957: February 18, 2011, FEMA Id: 1957, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 13, 2010 to March 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1899: April 16, 2010, FEMA Id: 1899, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New York Severe Storms and Flooding Associated with Tropical Depression Ida and a Nor'easter, Incident Period: November 12, 2009 to November 14, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1869: December 31, 2009, FEMA Id: 1869, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Tropical Depression
• New York Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3262: September 30, 2005, FEMA Id: 3262, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 15 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

3.93% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($98,338 average adjusted gross income)

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($796 average AGI)

Nassau County:	0.03%
New York average:	0.05%

2.99% relocated from other counties in New York ($77,879 average AGI)
0.91% relocated from other states ($19,663 average AGI)

Nassau County:	0.91%
New York average:	1.80%

from Queens County, NY	1.43% ($88,518 average AGI)
from Suffolk County, NY	0.65% ($104,809)
from Kings County, NY	0.38% ($91,355)
from New York County, NY	0.27% ($209,928)
from Bronx County, NY	0.08% ($61,292)
from Westchester County, NY	0.06% ($98,662)
from Palm Beach County, FL	0.04% ($70,696)

4.59% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($89,444 average adjusted gross income)

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,106 average AGI)

Nassau County:	0.05%
New York average:	0.10%

2.62% relocated to other counties in New York ($51,707 average AGI)
1.93% relocated to other states ($36,631 average AGI)

Nassau County:	1.93%
New York average:	2.73%

to Suffolk County, NY	0.99% ($97,425 average AGI)
to Queens County, NY	0.70% ($60,723)
to New York County, NY	0.39% ($157,218)
to Kings County, NY	0.24% ($62,608)
to Palm Beach County, FL	0.13% ($184,689)
to Westchester County, NY	0.07% ($100,872)
to Bronx County, NY	0.06% ($49,934)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 3.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Nassau County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 228,368 (31,527 living alone), Female householders: 221,430 (62,737 living alone)

• 264,994 spouses (263,263 opposite-sex spouses), 16,940 unmarried partners, (16,344 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 450,317 children (434,190 natural, 6,330 adopted, 9,797 stepchildren), 29,671 grandchildren, 19,161 brothers or sisters, 35,322 parents, 529 foster children, 37,090 other relatives, 34,708 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 18,394

Size of family households: 112,741 2-persons, 79,938 3-persons, 84,274 4-persons, 38,524 5-persons, 15,248 6-persons, 8,980 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 94,264 1-person, 11,818 2-persons, 2,004 3-persons, 944 4-persons, 395 5-persons, 192 6-persons, 476 7-or-more-persons.

213,828 married couples with children.
39,303 single-parent households (9,169 men, 30,134 women).

69.8% of residents of Nassau speak English at home.
13.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
10.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
5.1% 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 (76% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $8,049,151,000 ($6,008 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $673,379,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $3,375,311,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,123,411,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,169,000
Federal grants: $1,294,670,000
Federal procurement contracts: $716,478,000 ($590,488,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $533,112,000 ($53,270,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $143,118,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $290,357,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,638,450,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-39 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 183.37 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Nassau County, New York
• 6,6752014 or later
• 4,8302010 to 2013
• 12,6702000 to 2009
• 13,5261990 to 1999
• 20,5141980 to 1989
• 24,2011970 to 1979
• 66,1881960 to 1969
• 170,5691950 to 1959
• 58,8311940 to 1949
• 96,1231939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Nassau County, New York

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Nassau County, New York
• 8981 room
• 2,0242 rooms
• 8,7973 rooms
• 19,9654 rooms
• 35,6185 rooms
• 76,8496 rooms
• 80,6157 rooms
• 59,9808 rooms
• 77,6949+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nassau County, New York
• 6,3711 room
• 6,2072 rooms
• 16,3753 rooms
• 17,5994 rooms
• 16,2305 rooms
• 11,8866 rooms
• 6,3267 rooms
• 2,2728 rooms
• 4,0929+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Nassau County, New York

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Nassau County, New York
• 1,267no bedroom
• 13,0161 bedroom
• 37,5422 bedrooms
• 146,2053 bedrooms
• 118,6864 bedrooms
• 45,7245+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nassau County, New York
• 7,014no bedroom
• 24,6601 bedroom
• 26,9442 bedrooms
• 20,0293 bedrooms
• 6,0594 bedrooms
• 2,6525+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Nassau County, New York in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Nassau County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 13,209no vehicle
• 97,4801 vehicle
• 154,3852 vehicles
• 62,6043 vehicles
• 26,0574 vehicles
• 8,7055+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Nassau County in renter-occupied apartments
• 18,078no vehicle
• 41,2511 vehicle
• 19,1002 vehicles
• 6,9573 vehicles
• 1,3034 vehicles
• 6695+ vehicles

93.2% of Nassau County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in New York.

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

• This state: 943,428
• Other state: 76,812
• Northeast: 33,044
• Midwest: 8,777
• South: 26,276
• West: 8,715

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 16,890
• Number of aged recipients: 4,588
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 12,302
• Number of recipients under 18: 1,297
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 8,988
• Number of recipients older than 64: 6,605
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 6,194
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 7,908

Nassau County on our top lists:

• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents"
• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
• #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"
• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents"
• #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations"
• #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
• #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"