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State of New York - County of Nassau

Nassau County Demography

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  • Table 1. Nassau County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Nassau County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Nassau County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Nassau County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Nassau County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Nassau County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Nassau County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Nassau County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 287
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 1,334,648
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 27
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 1,334,544
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 26
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 4,650
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 1,287,873
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 22
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 1,321,582
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 104
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 46,671
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 -33709
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 (Z)%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 3.60%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 -2.6%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 133,282
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 10%


    TABLE 2. Nassau County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 1,334,544
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 86,628
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 6.50%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 242,451
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 18.20%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 98,042
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 7.30%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 385,638
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 28.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 320,944
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 24.00%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 105,961
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 7.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 72,671
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 5.40%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 22,209
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 1.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 38.50
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 642,317
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 692,227
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 92.80
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 1,058,285
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 79.30%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 134,673
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 10.10%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 2,112
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 0.20%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 63,140
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 4.70%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 400
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent (Z)%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 47,638
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 3.60%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 28,296
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 2.10%


    TABLE 3. Nassau County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 21,658
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 9,568
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 447,387
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 431,515
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 3.70%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 1,312,886
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.93
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 84,280
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 18.80%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 172,614
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 38.60%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 139,340
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 31.10%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 347,026
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 157,804
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 45.50%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 282,126
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 133,930
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 47.50%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 48,942
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 19,059
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 38.90%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 100,361
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 87,013
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 15.30%


    TABLE 4. Nassau County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 1,299,372
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 17,139
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 13.20
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 11,026
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 8.50
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 83
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 4.80
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 83
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 8,962
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 219,926
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 198,632


    TABLE 5. Nassau County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 199,942
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 185,063
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 172,123
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 881,037
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 741,892
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 84.20%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 264,071
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 30.00%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 61,026
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 54,283
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 12.40%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 75,486
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 28,294
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 28,527
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 5.80%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 9.60%


    TABLE 6. Nassau County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 6,283
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 1,046
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 5,237
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 42,066
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 274,181
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 2,292
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 1,287,348
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 3,268
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 458,151
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 2.70%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 447,387
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 359,264
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 80.30%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 1,506
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 753
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 50.00%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 605
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 40.20%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 270,130


    TABLE 7. Nassau County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 55,119,960
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 40,769,676
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 35.20%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 1,300,995
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 42,368
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 155.70%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 5,910,336
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 28,864,557
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 3,487,882
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent 12.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 2,105,925
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 7.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 25,376,123
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent 87.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 3,110,910
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 10.80%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 3,575,543
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 12.40%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 10,575,570
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 36.60%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 3,955,717
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 13.70%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 2,105,925
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 2,091,066
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 1,964,035




     









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