Massapequa Park, NY

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2022 Population

17,045

0.606% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

43.7

0.229% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

4.04%

0.7% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$161,193

9.86% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$615,600

14% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Massapequa Park, NY had a population of 17k people with a median age of 43.7 and a median household income of $161,193. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Massapequa Park, NY declined from 17,149 to 17,045, a −0.606% decrease and its median household income grew from $146,722 to $161,193, a 9.86% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Massapequa Park, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (88.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.45%), White (Hispanic) (2.34%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.32%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.84%).

None of the households in Massapequa Park, 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.

99.3% of the residents in Massapequa Park, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Massapequa Park, NY was $615,600, and the homeownership rate was 98.1%.

Most people in Massapequa Park, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Massapequa Park, NY was 2 cars per household.

United States New York Nassau County, NY New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Nassau County (Southeast)--Oyster Bay Town (South) PUMA, NY

Economy

The economy of Massapequa Park, NY employs 8.6k people. The largest industries in Massapequa Park, NY are Educational Services (1,604 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,049 people), and Public Administration (916 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($116,458), Finance & Insurance ($114,157), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($113,901).

Employment

Occupations

8.6k

2022 Value

± 593

0.998%

1 Year growth

± 9.78%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Massapequa Park, NY grew at a rate of 0.998%, from 8.51k employees to 8.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Massapequa Park, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,259 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,033 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (844 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Massapequa Park, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

8.6k

2022 Value

± 593

0.998%

1 Year growth

± 9.78%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Massapequa Park, NY grew at a rate of 0.998%, from 8.51k employees to 8.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Massapequa Park, NY, are Educational Services (1,604 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,049 people), and Public Administration (916 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Massapequa Park, NY, though some of these residents may live in Massapequa Park, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$94,233

Median earning men ± $10,800

$62,566

Median earning women ± $8,269

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($142,692), Information ($142,045), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($138,073).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,827), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($77,554), and Manufacturing ($76,458).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.5%), followed by Other (0.813%).

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing the state of New York. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Massapequa Park, NY. Showing the available data for New York.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (60.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (37.5%)
Republican Party
Other (0.813%)
Alliance, American Solidarity, Becoming One Nation, Constitution, Independent, Other, Party For Socialism And Liberation, Prohibition, and The Birthday Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.5%), followed by Other (0.813%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New York for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New York

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Chuck Schumer

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Kirsten Gillibrand

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 26, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing New York.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New York over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New York

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New York have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.7% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.75% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.04M), Bachelors Degree (3.33M), and Some college (2.79M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Massapequa Park, NY was $615,600 in 2022, which is 2.18 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $539,900 to $615,600, a 14% increase. The homeownership rate in Massapequa Park, NY is 98.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Massapequa Park, NY have an average commute time of 34.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Massapequa Park, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Massapequa Park, NY is $161,193. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Massapequa Park, NY was Census Tract 5216.01 with a value of $180,521, followed by Census Tract 5217 and Census Tract 5215, with respective values of $156,413 and $156,382.

Property

$615,600

Median Property Value 2022

±$10,164

$5,728

Median Property Taxes

±$416

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 Massapequa Park, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

98.1%

Homeownership

2022

60%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 98.1% of the housing units in Massapequa Park, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 98%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Massapequa Park, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 5216.01
Census Tract 5217
Census Tract 5215

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Massapequa Park, NY was Census Tract 5216.01 with a value of $180,521, followed by Census Tract 5217 and Census Tract 5215, with respective values of $156,413 and $156,382.

The following map shows all of the places in Massapequa Park, NY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$161,193

Median Household Income

± $12,871

5.84k

Number of Households

± 465

In 2022, the median household income of the 5.84k households in Massapequa Park, NY grew to $161,193 from the previous year's value of $146,722.

The following chart displays the households in Massapequa Park, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Massapequa Park, NY is from New York.

0.494

2022 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2021 Wage GINI in New York

In 2022, the income inequality in New York was 0.494 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.125% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (73.9%)
Worked At Home (11.7%)
Public Transit (8.82%)

In 2022, 73.9% of workers in Massapequa Park, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (8.82%).

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.

Commute Time

34.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Massapequa Park, NY have a longer commute time (34.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 10.6% of the workforce in Massapequa Park, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Massapequa Park, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Massapequa Park, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Massapequa Park, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.04% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Massapequa Park, NY (688 out of 17k 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 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Massapequa Park, NY is White, followed by Two Or More and Native American.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

97.4% of the population of Massapequa Park, NY has health coverage, with 67.1% on employee plans, 5.26% on Medicaid, 15.1% on Medicare, 9.65% on non-group plans, and 0.364% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nassau County, NY see 694 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.287% decrease from the previous year (696 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 838 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 290 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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694 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Nassau County, NY

Primary care physicians in Nassau County, NY see an average of 694 patients per year. This represents a 0.287% decrease from the previous year (696 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Nassau County, NY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.2% under 18 years, 17.4% between 18 and 34 years, 42.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

2.6%

Uninsured

67.1%

Employer Coverage

5.26%

Medicaid

15.1%

Medicare

9.65%

Non-Group

0.364%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Massapequa Park, NY grew by 6.12% from 2.45% to 2.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Massapequa Park, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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