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Nassau County, NY

Demographic and economic profile of Nassau County, NY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Nassau County is a high-income suburban county of 1.39 million residents, with a median household income of $146,202 and GDP per capita of $72,249, reflecting a workforce heavily oriented toward professional and service-sector employment. Nearly 48.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings stand at $62,836, and the unemployment rate is 4.8%, with a labor force participation rate of 65.3%. Housing costs are substantial—median home values reach $658,700 and median gross rent is $2,195/month—while the 81.9% homeownership rate, 5.3% poverty rate, and modest 2.3% population growth over five years point to a stable, established residential economy with limited affordability for incoming workers.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

1,392,438

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$146,202

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.3% since 2018

Nassau County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone789,352 (56.8%)
  • Asian Alone169,900 (12.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone156,203 (11.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone128,325 (9.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race108,437 (7.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races33,942 (2.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish178,206
  2. 2.Other Indo-European87,837
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)35,618
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)23,189
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic15,932

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

23.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

32,220

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$72,249

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$62,743

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance219,920
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services95,283
  3. 3.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing67,948
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)62,528
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services44,478

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations355,672
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations140,073
  3. 3.Service Occupations104,131
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations51,460
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations43,489

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.51×)70,226
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.33×)217,466
  3. 3.Information (LQ 1.30×)16,961
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.18×)19,031
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.07×)92,547

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$658,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$2,195/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,999152,589 (40.6%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99985,567 (22.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99937,298 (9.9%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,99936,116 (9.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99915,686 (4.2%)
  • $2,000,000 or More13,721 (3.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

48.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$62,836

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

36.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone412,126 (60.7%)
  • Worked At Home105,826 (15.6%)
  • Public Transit84,745 (12.5%)
  • Carpooled49,886 (7.3%)
  • Walked13,776 (2.0%)
  • Other7,916 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.