Nassau town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,555 ( 234 from 2010 )
Land area: 44.4 square miles
Population density: 102.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,197	92.14%	8.3%
Black:	15	0.33%	58.3%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	37	0.81%	23.3%
2+ races:	162	3.56%	157.1%
Hispanic:	134	2.94%	78.7%

Total non-White:	358	7.86%	68.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-380	-9.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	146	3.7

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
4,789
4,577	95.57%
36	0.75%
8	0.17%
30	0.63%
63	1.32%
75	1.57%
212	4.43%

2000
4,816
4,609	95.70%
23	0.48%
10	0.21%
21	0.44%
88	1.83%
65	1.35%
207	4.30%

1990
4,997
4,870	97.46%
54	1.08%
0	0.00%
53	1.06%
n/a
20	0.40%
127	2.54%

1980
4,443
4,379	98.56%
37	0.83%
3	0.07%
6	0.14%
n/a
6	0.14%
64	1.44%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-32	-0.7
5	0.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-261	-5.2
80	1.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

491	11.1
63	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Nassau town, 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
Number	Percent
42.1
903	19.8%
3,652	80.2%
850	18.7%

1,866
2.44

1,266	67.8%
1,060	83.7%
52	4.1%
600	32.2%

2010
Number	Percent
42.4
1,012	21.1%
3,777	78.9%
593	12.4%

1,949
2.46

1,316	67.5%
1,023	77.7%
107	8.1%
633	32.5%

2000
Number	Percent
37.8
1,254	26.0%
3,562	74.0%
517	10.7%

1,853
2.60

1,329	71.7%
1,058	79.6%
98	7.4%
524	28.3%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
1,375	27.5%
3,622	72.5%
529	10.6%

1,816
2.75

1,361	74.9%
1,148	84.3%
54	4.0%
455	25.1%

1980
Number	Percent
29.4
1,402	31.6%
3,041	68.4%
482	10.8%

1,503
2.96

1,192	79.3%
975	81.8%
104	8.7%
311	20.7%

2022 Housing Data for Nassau town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	44	2.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	36	1.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	70	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	20	1.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	98	5.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	68	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	62	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	31	1.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	37	2.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	142	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	155	8.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	321	17.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	270	14.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	146	7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	237	12.7%
$200,000 or more	129	6.9%

Median Household Income	87,024
Per Capita Income	43,031

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	97	5.2%
Public Assistance	7	0.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	147	7.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,196	79.0%
Unemployed	102	3.7%
In Armed Forces	6	0.2%

Total Labor Force	2,304	82.9%
Not in Labor Force	475	17.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	924	466	66.5%
Non-Profit	96	102	48.5%
Self-Employed	180	147	55.0%

Local Government	101	196	34.0%
State Government	92	141	39.5%
Federal Government	24	12	66.7%

Total Private + Self	1,104	613	64.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	313	451	41.0%
Total	1,417	1,064	57.1%

Pct. Govt.	22.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	386	15.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	457	18.4%
Professional, Technical	572	23.1%
Service Occupations	393	15.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	14	0.6%
All others	673	27.1%

White Collar		57.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	311	12.5%
Construction	290	11.7%
Manufacturing	272	11.0%
Health care and social assistance	246	9.9%
Public administration	184	7.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	159	6.4%
Retail trade	156	6.3%
Finance and insurance	150	6.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	149	6.0%
Other services	148	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	124	5.0%
Accommodation and food services	105	4.2%
Information	76	3.1%
Wholesale trade	60	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	21	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	0.6%
Utilities	8	0.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	0.11%
Puerto Rican	111	2.44%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	18	0.40%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	27	0.59%
Cambodian	10	0.22%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,153	97.1%
Spanish	83	1.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	18	0.4%
Tagalog	12	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	7	0.2%
German, other Germanic	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,049	23.0%
Irish	1,033	22.7%
Italian	685	15.0%
English	551	12.1%
French	344	7.6%
Polish	343	7.5%
French Canadian	200	4.4%
American	182	4.0%
European	148	3.2%
Dutch	126	2.8%
Scottish	102	2.2%
Greek	57	1.3%
Swedish	55	1.2%
Norwegian	51	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	38	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,548	99.8%
Not a citizen	7	0.2%

Native	4,500	98.8%
Foreign-born	55	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
27	0.8%	125	3.8%	973	29.8%	1,037	31.7%	727	22.2%	380	11.6%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	27	0.8%
9-12 Years	125	3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	973	29.8%
Some College	1,037	31.7%
Bach. Degree	727	22.2%
Grad Degree	380	11.6%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +131	D +87	D + 6.1%
D +218
2020 vs. 2012	R +355	R +354	R + 13.8%
D +1
2020 vs. 2008	R +257	R +398	R + 15.6%
D -141

2016 vs. 2008	R +126	R +485	R + 21.8%
D -359
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,456	55.4%	Joe Biden (D)	1,101	41.9%	73	2.8%	2,630	18	9	0.03%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	1,325	55.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	883	37.1%	174	7.3%	2,382	19	10	0.03%
2012	60%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,101	48.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,100	48.9%	50	2.2%	2,251	14	2	0.03%
2008	67%	Barack Obama (D)	1,242	50.0%	John McCain (R)	1,199	48.3%	43	1.7%	2,484	12	3	0.03%
2004	66%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,220	50.8%	John Kerry (D)	1,115	46.4%	68	2.8%	2,403	11	0	0.03%
2000	64%	George W. Bush (R)	1,071	47.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,062	46.7%	140	6.2%	2,273	12	-1	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Nassau town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,101

41.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,456

55.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

2,630

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 9

2016 President, Nassau town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

883

37.1%

Donald Trump (R)

1,325

55.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

2,382

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Nassau town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,100

48.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,101

48.9%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

2,251

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Nassau town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,242

50.0%

John McCain (R)

1,199

48.3%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

2,484

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Nassau town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,220

50.8%

John Kerry (D)

1,115

46.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,403

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 0

2000 President, Nassau town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,071

47.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,062

46.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

118

5.2%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

2,273

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Nassau town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	56%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	1,055	50.8%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	1,021	49.2%	0	0.0%	2,076	18	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	56%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	1,232	59.4%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	671	32.4%	171 [+]	8.2%	2,074	23	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Howie Hawkins (Green) 62 (3.0%); Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 60 (2.9%); Other (Write-in) 49 (2.4%);
2016	S3	63%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	1,260	54.2%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	982	42.3%	81 [+]	3.5%	2,323	15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 48 (2.1%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 31 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2014	G	44%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	960	58.3%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	450	27.3%	238 [+]	14.4%	1,648	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 226 (13.7%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 11 (0.7%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 1 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,181
Median Value	$224,000

Occupied	1,866	85.6%
Vacant	315	14.4%

Owned	1,450	77.7%
Rented	416	22.3%
Median Rent	$997

Single-Family Units	1,745	80.0%
Detached	1,727	79.2%
Attached	18	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	92	4.2%
Mobile Homes	116	5.3%

Nassau town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Nassau town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Nassau town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Nassau town, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Nassau town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Nassau town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Nassau town, NY