Bethpage vs North Massapequa

A side-by-side comparison of Bethpage and North Massapequa: population, income, housing, and more.

Bethpage and North Massapequa are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Massapequa has the higher population (18,037 vs 17,334 in Bethpage). North Massapequa has the higher median household income ($142,274 vs $132,832 in Bethpage). North Massapequa has the higher median home value ($609,100 vs $597,400 in Bethpage).

Population, income & housing

	Bethpage	North Massapequa
Population	17,334	18,037
Median age	47.8 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$132,832	$142,274
Median home value	$597,400	$609,100
Median gross rent	$1,492	$2,253
Housing units	6,045	6,405
Homeownership rate	91.8%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.8%	47.1%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethpage	North Massapequa
Population	17,627 → 17,334 (-1.7%)	18,505 → 18,037 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$123,427 → $132,832 (+7.6%)	$119,485 → $142,274 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$471,600 → $597,400 (+26.7%)	$457,900 → $609,100 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,055 → $1,492 (-27.4%)	$1,861 → $2,253 (+21.1%)

Bethpage

Population

17,62717,334

Median household income

$123,427$132,832

Median home value

$471,600$597,400

Median gross rent

$2,055$1,492

North Massapequa

Population

18,50518,037

Median household income

$119,485$142,274

Median home value

$457,900$609,100

Median gross rent

$1,861$2,253

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethpage	North Massapequa
Under 5	4.4%	7.0%
5 to 17	15.5%	12.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.8%
25 to 34	9.4%	13.8%
35 to 44	9.9%	10.4%
45 to 54	13.8%	11.8%
55 to 64	16.6%	17.8%
65 to 74	12.7%	10.1%
75 and over	10.2%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethpage	North Massapequa
White (non-Hispanic)	72.9%	86.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	13.4%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethpage	North Massapequa
No high school diploma	6.3%	3.8%
High school graduate	23.5%	23.2%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.5%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19.3%	19.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethpage	North Massapequa
Drove alone	64.4%	69.4%
Carpooled	8.3%	7.1%
Public transit	9.0%	7.6%
Walked	2.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	15.4%	14.2%
Other means	0.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethpage	North Massapequa
1-unit, detached	79.5%	94.7%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	0.2%
20 or more units	6.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Bethpage	North Massapequa
Poverty rate	3.8%	5.0%
Average household size	2.90	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	34	33
Median year structure built	1958	1956