Nassau County, New York

1,389,591 people. The median home is worth $684,700 (typical New York town: $217,700) and the median household earns $146,202.

Towns in Nassau County

Town	People	Median home	Income	Median age
Hempstead	793,409	$640,800	$141,243	40.7
Oyster Bay	301,332	$708,600	$160,126	44.3
North Hempstead	237,639	$888,000	$158,158	43.1
Hempstead	59,169	$459,500	$90,420	38.1
Levittown	51,758	$590,500	$146,068	41.2
Freeport	44,472	$505,900	$120,625	40.0
Hicksville	43,869	$634,100	$144,471	43.1
Valley Stream	40,634	$616,100	$133,190	40.9
East Meadow	37,796	$631,800	$133,971	43.1
Elmont	35,265	$602,900	$114,217	38.8
Long Beach	35,029	$696,400	$140,739	43.5
Baldwin	33,919	$593,800	$145,472	41.0
Oceanside	32,637	$634,300	$149,560	45.7
Uniondale	32,473	$539,000	$124,684	37.1
Franklin Square	30,903	$657,000	$143,263	40.0
Glen Cove	28,365	$698,900	$92,064	44.0
Plainview	27,100	$796,300	$189,906	45.2
Rockville Centre	26,016	$818,700	$151,938	42.9
Garden City	23,272	$1,075,900	$244,152	41.3
Merrick	22,040	$771,900	$185,740	42.0
Massapequa	21,355	$693,200	$181,846	44.5
Mineola	20,800	$651,200	$137,739	41.6
North Bellmore	20,583	$659,200	$181,662	41.1
Lynbrook	20,438	$611,900	$136,696	42.3
East Massapequa	19,854	$625,600	$146,454	44.3
West Hempstead	19,835	$653,600	$164,127	37.5
Syosset	19,259	$874,300	$187,273	42.8
Woodmere	18,669	$975,400	$172,537	33.8
Wantagh	18,613	$706,600	$179,362	41.2
North Valley Stream	18,197	$613,800	$142,733	41.0
Roosevelt	18,066	$477,400	$135,069	35.7
North Massapequa	17,829	$634,900	$148,654	42.7
Massapequa Park	17,109	$642,600	$171,953	43.9
Port Washington	16,753	$1,003,200	$170,127	42.1
Bethpage	16,658	$605,900	$122,257	47.4
Bellmore	16,297	$681,800	$161,674	42.3
Floral Park	16,172	$789,600	$150,084	43.5
Westbury	15,864	$626,500	$145,185	44.5
North New Hyde Park	15,657	$796,700	$172,440	44.0
Seaford	15,251	$658,300	$172,557	40.3
Jericho	14,808	$948,400	$167,935	43.5
South Farmingdale	14,345	$607,700	$155,072	43.4
New Cassel	14,199	$509,100	$155,443	33.7
Salisbury	12,618	$664,300	$162,478	45.4
North Merrick	12,238	$675,800	$161,554	42.8
North Wantagh	11,931	$624,400	$156,738	43.8
Inwood	11,340	$680,300	$94,342	31.7
Great Neck	11,145	$968,500	$137,981	38.6
New Hyde Park	10,257	$722,900	$142,927	43.2
East Rockaway	10,159	$621,300	$124,929	41.5
Plainedge	9,517	$615,800	$158,214	42.4
Woodbury	9,335	$1,003,400	$191,321	48.9
Malverne	8,560	$651,100	$149,489	45.3
Farmingdale	8,466	$559,700	$122,980	43.5
Manhasset	8,176	$1,356,500	$165,932	41.7
Garden City Park	7,985	$834,500	$149,800	39.8
Williston Park	7,591	$739,800	$156,382	40.5
Great Neck Plaza	7,482	$416,100	$92,474	46.8
Cedarhurst	7,374	$861,900	$101,572	33.4
East Hills	7,284	$1,461,500	$250,001	40.7
Hewlett	7,262	$654,500	$140,765	41.0
Oyster Bay	7,049	$695,500	$111,264	38.0
Manorhaven	6,956	$687,100	$105,486	41.1
Lawrence	6,809	$1,623,200	$170,000	34.9
Bayville	6,748	$710,000	$149,191	51.9
Roslyn Heights	6,747	$975,400	$175,263	42.6
Old Bethpage	6,403	$913,000	$195,202	47.3
South Valley Stream	6,386	$656,800	$145,000	37.1
Lakeview	6,077	$565,300	$118,777	34.4
Kings Point	5,619	$1,981,000	$211,299	26.8
North Hills	5,464	$1,228,800	$173,315	61.3
Albertson	5,220	$803,900	$132,955	48.0
Sea Cliff	5,062	$986,900	$193,590	40.5
Searingtown	5,044	$1,100,700	$212,344	52.2
Carle Place	5,005	$744,400	$145,500	44.8
Island Park	4,928	$574,500	$104,926	40.9
Glen Head	4,837	$872,000	$138,465	46.6
Flower Hill	4,794	$1,975,500	$250,001	44.1
Herricks	4,398	$825,400	$135,208	50.2
University Gardens	4,358	$794,500	$101,786	45.2
Old Westbury	4,289	$2,000,001	$250,001	29.5
Garden City South	4,119	$740,400	$136,164	47.3
Glenwood Landing	3,948	$895,400	$131,573	51.3
Manhasset Hills	3,649	$1,057,800	$165,536	45.9
Locust Valley	3,571	$846,500	$152,472	41.9
Muttontown	3,512	$1,914,800	$250,001	45.2
South Hempstead	3,406	$601,000	$156,023	46.3
Port Washington North	3,160	$1,058,900	$136,389	54.0
Great Neck Estates	2,990	$1,638,700	$237,788	43.1
Roslyn	2,988	$597,600	$116,386	64.3
Brookville	2,939	$2,000,001	$250,001	26.4
Lake Success	2,828	$1,555,000	$244,079	46.6
Munsey Park	2,809	$1,984,400	$250,001	39.3
East Norwich	2,792	$828,100	$204,071	43.7
Thomaston	2,759	$1,084,000	$157,917	45.3
Lido Beach	2,719	$896,000	$193,625	58.4
Sands Point	2,712	$2,000,001	$250,001	43.3
East Williston	2,645	$1,068,500	$214,750	42.7
Barnum Island	2,590	$755,100	$116,250	50.8

People and housing

	Nassau County	Typical New York town
Median home value	$684,700	$217,700
Median rent	$2,252	$1,080
Median household income	$146,202	$80,740
Median age	42.0	43.5
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.7%	30.4%
Below the poverty line	5.4%	9.3%

Jobs and pay

631,563 jobs in 2024, average pay $77,454 a year.

BLS QCEW 2024.

BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 800 storm events in Nassau County from 1996 to 2026, with 38 deaths.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Nassau County has been included in 31 FEMA declarations since 1953.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
January 30, 2024	Flood	DR-4755: Severe Storm And Flooding
September 5, 2021	Hurricane	DR-4615: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida
September 2, 2021	Hurricane	EM-3572: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida
August 22, 2021	Hurricane	EM-3565: Hurricane Henri
October 2, 2020	Hurricane	DR-4567: Tropical Storm Isaias
March 20, 2020	Biological	DR-4480: Covid-19 Pandemic

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).