East Massapequa vs Mineola

A side-by-side comparison of East Massapequa and Mineola: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mineola has the higher population (21,082 vs 20,142 in East Massapequa). East Massapequa has the higher median household income ($145,875 vs $138,385 in Mineola). Mineola has the higher median home value ($624,300 vs $596,700 in East Massapequa).

Population, income & housing

	East Massapequa	Mineola
Population	20,142	21,082
Median age	45.7 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$145,875	$138,385
Median home value	$596,700	$624,300
Median gross rent	$1,344	$2,269
Housing units	7,125	9,004
Homeownership rate	90.2%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.9%	55.0%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Massapequa	Mineola
Population	17,622 → 20,142 (+14.3%)	19,186 → 21,082 (+9.9%)
Median household income	$106,790 → $145,875 (+36.6%)	$100,891 → $138,385 (+37.2%)
Median home value	$442,200 → $596,700 (+34.9%)	$512,800 → $624,300 (+21.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,009 → $1,344 (-33.1%)	$1,759 → $2,269 (+29.0%)

East Massapequa

Population

17,62220,142

Median household income

$106,790$145,875

Median home value

$442,200$596,700

Median gross rent

$2,009$1,344

Mineola

Population

19,18621,082

Median household income

$100,891$138,385

Median home value

$512,800$624,300

Median gross rent

$1,759$2,269

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Massapequa	Mineola
Under 5	5.9%	4.9%
5 to 17	13.5%	13.9%
18 to 24	7.0%	4.0%
25 to 34	10.9%	17.7%
35 to 44	11.6%	15.2%
45 to 54	13.1%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.1%	16.4%
65 to 74	15.2%	8.8%
75 and over	8.7%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Massapequa	Mineola
White (non-Hispanic)	67.5%	63.1%
Black or African American	15.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	14.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.8%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Massapequa	Mineola
No high school diploma	2.3%	12.2%
High school graduate	28.8%	15.0%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	25.5%	28.0%
Graduate or professional degree	21.5%	27.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Massapequa	Mineola
Drove alone	67.8%	55.0%
Carpooled	5.0%	8.4%
Public transit	11.4%	16.3%
Walked	2.5%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.7%	15.8%
Other means	0.3%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Massapequa	Mineola
1-unit, detached	84.2%	55.6%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	6.9%
20 or more units	1.3%	24.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Massapequa	Mineola
Poverty rate	2.7%	6.6%
Average household size	2.86	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	38	32
Median year structure built	1958	1954