North Massapequa vs Port Washington

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

North Massapequa and Port Washington 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 17,613 in Port Washington). Port Washington has the higher median household income ($183,964 vs $142,274 in North Massapequa). Port Washington has the higher median home value ($976,200 vs $609,100 in North Massapequa).

Population, income & housing

	North Massapequa	Port Washington
Population	18,037	17,613
Median age	43.3 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$142,274	$183,964
Median home value	$609,100	$976,200
Median gross rent	$2,253	$2,218
Housing units	6,405	6,312
Homeownership rate	95.2%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.1%	70.1%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Massapequa	Port Washington
Population	18,505 → 18,037 (-2.5%)	15,808 → 17,613 (+11.4%)
Median household income	$119,485 → $142,274 (+19.1%)	$141,667 → $183,964 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$457,900 → $609,100 (+33.0%)	$815,300 → $976,200 (+19.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,861 → $2,253 (+21.1%)	$1,881 → $2,218 (+17.9%)

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

Port Washington

Population

15,80817,613

Median household income

$141,667$183,964

Median home value

$815,300$976,200

Median gross rent

$1,881$2,218

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Massapequa	Port Washington
Under 5	7.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	12.2%	18.9%
18 to 24	8.8%	4.8%
25 to 34	13.8%	9.2%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	14.6%
55 to 64	17.8%	12.3%
65 to 74	10.1%	10.8%
75 and over	8.1%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Massapequa	Port Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	68.8%
Black or African American	0.1%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	10.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Massapequa	Port Washington
No high school diploma	3.8%	3.8%
High school graduate	23.2%	12.6%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	13.5%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	19.1%	33.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Massapequa	Port Washington
Drove alone	69.4%	47.3%
Carpooled	7.1%	2.5%
Public transit	7.6%	22.3%
Walked	0.9%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.7%
Worked from home	14.2%	23.1%
Other means	0.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Massapequa	Port Washington
1-unit, detached	94.7%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.8%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Massapequa	Port Washington
Poverty rate	5.0%	3.3%
Average household size	2.86	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	33	37
Median year structure built	1956	1952