Old Bethpage, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
6,546
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
47.3
1.72% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
2.6%
12.8% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$195,202
4.51% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$913,000
5.43% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,241
2.6% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Old Bethpage, 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.

96.4% of the residents in Old Bethpage, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Old Bethpage, NY was $913,000, and the homeownership rate was 92.8%.

Most people in Old Bethpage, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Old Bethpage, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Old Bethpage, NY is home to a population of 6.55k people, from which 96.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.8% of Old Bethpage, NY residents were born outside of the country (841 people).

In 2024, there were 4.69 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.23k people) in Old Bethpage, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.12k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 106 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.4%
2024 Citizenship
97.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.4% of Old Bethpage, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Old Bethpage, NY was 97.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Old Bethpage, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.23k ± 561
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    1.12k ± 533
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    106 ± 89
1.21%
Hispanic Population
79 people

In 2024, there were 4.69 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.23k people) in Old Bethpage, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.12k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 106 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.21% of the people in Old Bethpage, NY are hispanic (79 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Old Bethpage, NY as a share of the total population.

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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

12.8%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
841 people
12.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
793 people

As of 2024, 12.8% of Old Bethpage, NY residents (841 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 Old Bethpage, NY was 12.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    82 ± 74
  2. Korea
    79 ± 53
  3. Vietnam
    70 ± 61

Old Bethpage, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Old Bethpage, NY employs 3.24k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Old Bethpage, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (569 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (490 people), and Educational Services (490 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($247,344), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($177,250), and Accommodation & Food Services ($136,528).

Employment

Occupations

3.24k
2024 Value
± 556
2.6%
1 Year growth
± 23.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Old Bethpage, NY grew at a rate of 2.6%, from 3.16k employees to 3.24k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Old Bethpage, NY, are Management Occupations (568 people), Sales & Related Occupations (550 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (444 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Old Bethpage, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.24k
2024 Value
± 556
2.6%
1 Year growth
± 23.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Old Bethpage, NY grew at a rate of 2.6%, from 3.16k employees to 3.24k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Old Bethpage, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (569 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (490 people), and Educational Services (490 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Old Bethpage, NY, though some of these residents may live in Old Bethpage, 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

$96,825
Median earning men ± $18,141
$66,563
Median earning women ± $15,352

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($250,001), Public Administration ($183,661), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($177,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($161,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($125,880), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($121,181).

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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 Old Bethpage, NY was $913,000 in 2024, which is 2.74 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $866,000 to $913,000, a 5.43% increase. The homeownership rate in Old Bethpage, NY is 92.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Old Bethpage, NY have an average commute time of 33.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Old Bethpage, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$913,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$48,364
$2,116
Median Property Taxes
±$306

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

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

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Rent vs Own

92.8%
Homeownership
2024
65.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 92.8% of the housing units in Old Bethpage, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 92.9%.

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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.
$195,202
Median Household Income
± $47,683
2.28k
Number of Households
± 378

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.28k households in Old Bethpage, NY grew to $195,202 from the previous year's value of $186,776.

The following chart displays the households in Old Bethpage, 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 Old Bethpage, 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 (61.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (21.9%)
  3. Public Transit (12.9%)

In 2024, 61.9% of workers in Old Bethpage, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.9%) and those who used public transit to get to work (12.9%).

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

33.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Old Bethpage, NY have a longer commute time (33.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.51% of the workforce in Old Bethpage, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Old Bethpage, NY (170 out of 6.55k 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 Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Old Bethpage, NY is White, followed by Asian and Black.

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

95.4% of the population of Old Bethpage, NY has health coverage, with 60.3% on employee plans, 6.32% on Medicaid, 16.8% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 0.229% 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, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.7% under 18 years, 14.5% between 18 and 34 years, 40.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.6%
Uninsured
60.3%
Employer Coverage
6.32%
Medicaid
16.8%
Medicare
11.7%
Non-Group
0.229%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Old Bethpage, NY grew by 2.94% from 4.47% to 4.6%.

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