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Nassau County, NY


Metropolitan Statistical Area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Designated Market Area: New York, NY-CT-NJ-PA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2022 population: 1,383,726   ( 44,194 from 2010 , 12,051 from 2020)
Land area: 284.5 square miles
Population density: 4863.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:772,215 55.81% 12.0%
Black:163,72411.83% 15.9%
Indian:2,0300.15% 47.2%
Asian:176,59112.76% 73.5%
2+ races:21,5201.56% 21.7%
Hispanic:247,64617.90% 26.8%
Total non-White:611,51144.19% 32.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:29,885 10.7
Deaths:29,67810.6
Net Migration: -17,196-6.2
Net Immigration: 4,1421.5
Change in White population:-105,094 -7.8
Change in Non-White pop.:149,288 11.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
1,339,532
877,30965.49%
141,30510.55%
1,3790.10%
101,7557.60%
17,6891.32%
195,35514.58%
462,22334.51%

2000
1,334,544
986,94773.95%
129,8609.73%
1,3110.10%
63,0164.72%
17,1141.28%
133,2829.99%
347,59726.05%

1990
1,287,348
1,067,42082.92%
106,4798.27%
1,3360.10%
39,2333.05%
n/a
72,8805.66%
219,92817.08%

1980
1,321,582
1,173,72488.81%
87,6566.63%
7350.06%
14,9861.13%
n/a
43,8253.32%
147,85811.19%

1970
1,428,080
1,348,88994.45%
65,3474.58%
5510.04%
4,5280.32%
n/a
7,2240.51%
79,191 5.55%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
143,551 10.8
101,1857.6
-96,294-7.2
30,4622.3
-109,638 -8.2
114,626 8.6
1990's
NumberRate
178,269 13.8
112,7328.8
-79,430-6.2
45,1243.5
-80,473 -6.3
127,669 9.9
1980's
NumberRate
154,412 11.7
116,905 8.8
-63,801 -4.8
n/a
-106,304 -8.0
72,070 5.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-152,121 -10.7
n/a
-175,165 -12.3
68,667 4.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Nassau County, NY
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
41.7
297,719 21.5%
1,086,007 78.5%
250,475 18.1%
454,771
3.01
350,456 77.1%
276,807 79.0%
17,956 5.1%
104,315 22.9%

2010
NumberPercent
41.1
311,580 23.3%
1,027,952 76.7%
204,681 15.3%
448,528
2.94
340,523 75.9%
269,043 79.0%
20,598 6.0%
108,005 24.1%

2000
NumberPercent
38.6
328,183 24.6%
1,006,361 75.4%
200,211 15.0%
447,803
2.93
349,694 78.1%
287,301 82.2%
18,132 5.2%
98,109 21.9%

1990
NumberPercent
36.7
280,135 21.8%
1,007,213 78.2%
182,605 14.2%
431,148
2.94
346,790 80.4%
291,102 83.9%
14,290 4.1%
84,358 19.6%

1980
NumberPercent
34.1
338,813 25.6%
982,769 74.4%
140,312 10.6%
423,795
3.08
355,437 83.9%
306,588 86.3%
17,893 5.0%
68,358 16.1%

2022 Housing Data for Nassau County, NY

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units476,982 
Median Value$633,800 
Occupied454,77195.3%
Vacant22,2114.7%
Owned372,02181.8%
Rented82,75018.2%
Median Rent$2,131 
Single-Family Units379,23679.5%
    Detached364,62776.4%
    Attached14,6093.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units59,64112.5%
Mobile Homes1,1920.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Nassau County, NY

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00012,6352.8%
$10,000 to $14,9996,8941.5%
$15,000 to $19,9997,7531.7%
$20,000 to $24,9998,1131.8%
$25,000 to $29,9998,7951.9%
$30,000 to $34,9998,0611.8%
$35,000 to $39,9997,7061.7%
$40,000 to $44,9997,8111.7%
$45,000 to $49,9999,0312.0%
$50,000 to $59,99917,3193.8%
$60,000 to $74,99925,6985.7%
$75,000 to $99,99941,4979.1%
$100,000 to $124,99944,5269.8%
$125,000 to $149,99939,7228.7%
$150,000 to $199,99966,38314.6%
$200,000 or more142,82731.4%
Median Household Income137,709 
Per Capita Income60,456 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state113 
Compared to U.S.151 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI17,4913.8%
Public Assistance7,8021.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps24,3935.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed525,71573.4%
Unemployed25,8283.6%
In Armed Forces3010.0%
Total Labor Force551,84477.1%
Not in Labor Force163,98422.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector240,539200,03254.6%
Non-Profit25,50840,00738.9%
Self-Employed49,26725,20966.2%
Local Government38,01049,65143.4%
State Government11,57711,65949.8%
Federal Government8,0584,00866.8%
Total Private + Self289,806225,24156.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.83,153105,32544.1%
Total372,959330,56653.0%
Pct. Govt.17.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts135,47219.2%
Sales and Office Occupations148,96921.1%
Professional, Technical212,39930.1%
Service Occupations110,30015.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing8280.1%
All others97,60013.8%
White Collar 70.5%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance124,04217.6%
Educational services93,95513.3%
Professional, scientific, technical68,1529.7%
Retail trade63,6849.0%
Finance and insurance54,4997.7%
Construction42,2666.0%
Transportation and warehousing35,2905.0%
Public administration34,8995.0%
Accommodation and food services33,1014.7%
Manufacturing30,1704.3%
Other services25,6193.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.24,0653.4%
Wholesale trade19,7212.8%
Information17,4662.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing16,0812.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation13,9172.0%
Utilities5,4530.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,2240.2%
Management1,0450.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction910.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Nassau County, NY

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican12,0650.87%
Puerto Rican38,6492.78%
Cuban7,5770.55%
Dominican29,0832.09%
Total Central American81,8025.89%
Costa Rican1,0930.08%
Guatemalan8,2670.60%
Honduran11,8050.85%
Nicaraguan1,1810.09%
Panamanian1,7060.12%
Salvadoran57,6634.15%
Other Central American870.01%
Total South American53,2253.83%
Argentinean3,5950.26%
Bolivian9950.07%
Chilean3,3690.24%
Colombian18,7511.35%
Ecuadorian11,8590.85%
Paraguayan3770.03%
Peruvian10,9020.78%
Uruguayan1,5000.11%
Venezuelan1,3180.09%
Other South American5590.04%
Other Hispanic21,2831.53%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian52,7483.80%
Chinese45,3343.26%
Korean14,9741.08%
Filipino13,5270.97%
Bangladeshi3,0430.22%
Japanese2,0130.14%
Taiwanese1,7050.12%
Thai6940.05%
Vietnamese6490.05%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English928,33070.6%
Spanish169,69912.9%
Other Indo-European85,2566.5%
Chinese35,1502.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun22,9711.7%
Other Asian15,8061.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic15,3861.2%
Other14,3061.1%
Korean11,1470.8%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Italian246,66517.8%
Irish171,74412.4%
German104,0917.5%
Polish55,8624.0%
American52,7653.8%
Russian35,8802.6%
English33,9972.4%
Haitian23,3101.7%
Jamaican22,1811.6%
Eastern European20,3121.5%
Greek19,2821.4%
European14,0471.0%
Guyanese10,1200.7%
Hungarian9,5550.7%
Iranian9,5020.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen1,292,50493.0%
Not a citizen96,6567.0%
Native1,072,62977.2%
Foreign-born316,53122.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Nassau County, NY

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
43,689 4.5%35,739 3.7%208,039 21.4%214,761 22.1%254,707 26.3%213,046 22.0%
  Average years of education: 14.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 43,689 4.5%
9-12 Years 35,739 3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 208,039 21.4%
Some College 214,761 22.1%
Bach. Degree 254,707 26.3%
Grad Degree 213,046 22.0%
Average years of education: 14.3

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Nassau County, NY

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 700,789 674,639 26,150 3.7% 5.3%
1991 686,726 647,582 39,144 5.7% 7.3%
1992 680,170 631,475 48,695 7.2% 8.7%
1993 677,578 637,312 40,266 5.9% 7.9%
1994 675,366 641,283 34,083 5.0% 6.9%
1995 675,855 645,363 30,492 4.5% 6.3%
1996 679,341 653,927 25,414 3.7% 6.2%
1997 692,777 668,469 24,308 3.5% 6.4%
1998 696,513 675,908 20,605 3.0% 5.6%
1999 700,045 679,461 20,584 2.9% 5.2%
2000 675,516 653,213 22,303 3.3% 4.5%
2001 671,226 646,336 24,890 3.7% 4.9%
2002 681,745 649,939 31,806 4.7% 6.2%
2003 680,896 648,898 31,998 4.7% 6.4%
2004 682,683 651,557 31,126 4.6% 5.8%
2005 689,225 661,345 27,880 4.0% 5.0%
2006 696,705 670,669 26,036 3.7% 4.5%
2007 693,675 668,578 25,097 3.6% 4.4%
2008 695,385 662,814 32,571 4.7% 5.4%
2009 693,067 644,412 48,655 7.0% 8.4%
2010 691,973 641,573 50,400 7.3% 8.7%
2011 684,374 637,173 47,201 6.9% 8.3%
2012 692,547 643,054 49,493 7.1% 8.6%
2013 696,036 653,821 42,215 6.1% 7.8%
2014 684,808 651,793 33,015 4.8% 6.3%
2015 696,394 666,770 29,624 4.3% 5.2%
2016 700,139 672,300 27,839 4.0% 4.9%
2017 705,684 677,032 28,652 4.1% 4.6%
2018 705,627 680,890 24,737 3.5% 4.1%
2019 708,259 684,992 23,267 3.3% 3.8%
2020 698,942 640,035 58,907 8.4% 10.0%
2021 716,363 684,207 32,156 4.5% 7.0%
2022 729,471 708,503 20,968 2.9% 4.3%
2023 737,126 714,122 23,004 3.1% 4.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com