Great Neck Plaza, NY

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2024 Population
7,593
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
46.8
4.49% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
8.65%
25.3% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$92,474
13.2% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$416,100
8.96% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,841
0.929% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Great Neck Plaza, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

82.1% of the residents in Great Neck Plaza, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Great Neck Plaza, NY was $416,100, and the homeownership rate was 56.5%.

Most people in Great Neck Plaza, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Great Neck Plaza, NY was 1 car per household.

United StatesNew YorkNassau County, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PANassau County (Northwest)--North Hempstead Town (North) PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Great Neck Plaza, NY is home to a population of 7.59k people, from which 82.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 40% of Great Neck Plaza, NY residents were born outside of the country (3.04k people).

In 2024, there were 2.22 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.05k people) in Great Neck Plaza, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.83k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 697 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

82.1%
2024 Citizenship
83.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 82.1% of Great Neck Plaza, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Great Neck Plaza, NY was 83.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Great Neck Plaza, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.05k ± 495
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    1.83k ± 465
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    697 ± 453
15.8%
Hispanic Population
1.2k people

In 2024, there were 2.22 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.05k people) in Great Neck Plaza, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.83k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 697 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

15.8% of the people in Great Neck Plaza, NY are hispanic (1.2k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

40%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3.04k people
37.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.84k people

As of 2024, 40% of Great Neck Plaza, NY residents (3.04k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Great Neck Plaza, NY was 37.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    42 ± 63
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    33 ± 57
  3. Korea
    29 ± 36

Great Neck Plaza, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Great Neck Plaza, NY employs 3.84k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Great Neck Plaza, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,005 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (675 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (310 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($164,276), Finance & Insurance ($148,162), and Wholesale Trade ($111,583).

Employment

Occupations

3.84k
2024 Value
± 613
−0.929%
1 Year decline
± 22.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Great Neck Plaza, NY declined at a rate of −0.929%, from 3.88k employees to 3.84k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Great Neck Plaza, NY, are Management Occupations (539 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (532 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (430 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Great Neck Plaza, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.84k
2024 Value
± 613
−0.929%
1 Year decline
± 22.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Great Neck Plaza, NY declined at a rate of −0.929%, from 3.88k employees to 3.84k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Great Neck Plaza, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,005 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (675 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (310 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Great Neck Plaza, NY, though some of these residents may live in Great Neck Plaza, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$88,365
Median earning men ± $18,296
$74,475
Median earning women ± $17,799

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($205,074), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($158,071), and Wholesale Trade ($111,583).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($94,127), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($74,924), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,889).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Great Neck Plaza, NY was $416,100 in 2024, which is 1.25 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $381,900 to $416,100, a 8.96% increase. The homeownership rate in Great Neck Plaza, NY is 56.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Great Neck Plaza, NY have an average commute time of 36.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Great Neck Plaza, NY is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$416,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$33,632
$2,226
Median Property Taxes
±$427

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Great Neck Plaza, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Great Neck Plaza, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

56.5%
Homeownership
2024
60.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 56.5% of the housing units in Great Neck Plaza, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 55.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$92,474
Median Household Income
± $19,682
3.94k
Number of Households
± 554

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.94k households in Great Neck Plaza, NY declined from $92,474 from the previous year's value of $106,549.

The following chart displays the households in Great Neck Plaza, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Great Neck Plaza, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (42.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (26.3%)
  3. Public Transit (18.7%)

In 2024, 42.3% of workers in Great Neck Plaza, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (18.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

36.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Great Neck Plaza, NY have a longer commute time (36.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.72% of the workforce in Great Neck Plaza, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Great Neck Plaza, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Great Neck Plaza, NY have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.65% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Great Neck Plaza, NY (645 out of 7.46k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Great Neck Plaza, NY is White, followed by Asian and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

98.9% of the population of Great Neck Plaza, NY has health coverage, with 49.9% on employee plans, 15.5% on Medicaid, 17.5% on Medicare, 15.7% on non-group plans, and 0.188% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.9% were men and 57.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.3% under 18 years, 15.7% between 18 and 34 years, 44.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.9% were men and 57.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.11%
Uninsured
49.9%
Employer Coverage
15.5%
Medicaid
17.5%
Medicare
15.7%
Non-Group
0.188%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Great Neck Plaza, NY declined by 32.9% from 1.66% to 1.11%.

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