# Nassau County, New York demographics

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Nassau County, New York (county FIPS 36059) has a median household income of $146,202 (±$1,472) and a total population of 1,389,591 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 70 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 1,389,591 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 42 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 458,166 | ±1,227 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $146,202 | ±$1,472 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $684,700 | ±$2,833 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $2,252 | ±$41 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 82% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 18.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 92.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 49.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 5.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 36059 |
| Land area | 284.54 sq mi |
| Water area | 168.84 sq mi |
| Population density | 4,884 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [11791](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11791) | 4.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11758](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11758) | 4.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [11545](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11545) | 4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11771](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11771) | 3.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [11050](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11050) | 3.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [11793](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11793) | 3.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11568](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11568) | 3% | 100% | Yes |
| [11560](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11560) | 2.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [11530](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11530) | 2.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11542](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11542) | 2.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11590](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11590) | 2.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11801](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11801) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [11030](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11030) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [11554](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11554) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [11803](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11803) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [11756](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11756) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [11566](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11566) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [11797](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11797) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [11520](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11520) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [11735](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11735) | 1.7% | 46% |  |
| [11710](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11710) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [11572](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11572) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [11040](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11040) | 1.6% | 96.6% | Yes |
| [11576](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11576) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [11714](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11714) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11550](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11550) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11559](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11559) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11510](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11510) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11003](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11003) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11561](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11561) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11753](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11753) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11580](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11580) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11570](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11570) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [11783](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11783) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [11024](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11024) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [11552](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11552) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [11553](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11553) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11762](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11762) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11577](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11577) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11804](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11804) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11581](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11581) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11010](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11010) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [11021](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11021) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [11563](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11563) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [11765](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11765) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [11732](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11732) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [11557](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11557) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [11501](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11501) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [11001](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11001) | 0.7% | 88.4% | Yes |
| [11598](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11598) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [11020](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11020) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [11575](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11575) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [11023](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11023) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [11558](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11558) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11709](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11709) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11518](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11518) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11596](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11596) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [11096](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11096) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11565](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11565) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11579](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11579) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11507](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11507) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [11548](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11548) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [11516](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11516) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [11514](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11514) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [11509](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11509) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [11042](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11042) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [11547](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11547) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [11569](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11569) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11549](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11549) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [11556](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/11556) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:059&in=state:36
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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```sh
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```

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