East Massapequa vs Roosevelt

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

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

East Massapequa has the higher population (20,142 vs 19,636 in Roosevelt). East Massapequa has the higher median household income ($145,875 vs $135,158 in Roosevelt). East Massapequa has the higher median home value ($596,700 vs $454,100 in Roosevelt).

Population, income & housing

	East Massapequa	Roosevelt
Population	20,142	19,636
Median age	45.7 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$145,875	$135,158
Median home value	$596,700	$454,100
Median gross rent	$1,344	$2,579
Housing units	7,125	4,609
Homeownership rate	90.2%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.9%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Massapequa	Roosevelt
Population	17,622 → 20,142 (+14.3%)	16,899 → 19,636 (+16.2%)
Median household income	$106,790 → $145,875 (+36.6%)	$90,423 → $135,158 (+49.5%)
Median home value	$442,200 → $596,700 (+34.9%)	$309,100 → $454,100 (+46.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,009 → $1,344 (-33.1%)	$1,811 → $2,579 (+42.4%)

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

Roosevelt

Population

16,89919,636

Median household income

$90,423$135,158

Median home value

$309,100$454,100

Median gross rent

$1,811$2,579

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Massapequa	Roosevelt
Under 5	5.9%	7.2%
5 to 17	13.5%	18.8%
18 to 24	7.0%	10.9%
25 to 34	10.9%	15.1%
35 to 44	11.6%	15.6%
45 to 54	13.1%	10.9%
55 to 64	14.1%	11.7%
65 to 74	15.2%	6.3%
75 and over	8.7%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Massapequa	Roosevelt
White (non-Hispanic)	67.5%	1.0%
Black or African American	15.0%	51.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	42.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Massapequa	Roosevelt
No high school diploma	2.3%	15.8%
High school graduate	28.8%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	25.5%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	21.5%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Massapequa	Roosevelt
Drove alone	67.8%	60.3%
Carpooled	5.0%	12.6%
Public transit	11.4%	13.7%
Walked	2.5%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	12.7%	8.9%
Other means	0.3%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Massapequa	Roosevelt
1-unit, detached	84.2%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	17.8%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Massapequa	Roosevelt
Poverty rate	2.7%	4.1%
Average household size	2.86	4.37
Mean commute (minutes)	38	35
Median year structure built	1958	1953