Barnum Island

Population: 2,173
Median household income: $118,160
Median home value: $680,500

Located in Nassau County, New York, Barnum Island is a community with a population of 2,173. Its median household income of $118,160 runs below the Nassau County figure of $143,408.

From 2019 to 2023, Barnum Island's population declined 10.1% from 2,416 to 2,173, while its median home value rose 42.5% from $477,700 to $680,500.

The typical home was built around 1966. 8.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,173
Median age: 50.1 yrs
Median household income: $118,160
Median home value: $680,500
Median gross rent: $3,306
Housing units: 930
Homeownership rate: 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4162,173

Median household income

$97,059$118,160

Median home value

$477,700$680,500

Median gross rent

$1,917$3,306

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,416	$97,059	$477,700	—
2020	2,596	$102,955	$506,000	—
2021	2,519	$101,767	$574,100	$1,917
2022	2,353	$113,203	$629,200	$2,764
2023	2,173	$118,160	$680,500	$3,306

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6420.6%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over14.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	174	8.0%
5 to 17	207	9.5%
18 to 24	104	4.8%
25 to 34	364	16.8%
35 to 44	155	7.1%
45 to 54	212	9.8%
55 to 64	448	20.6%
65 to 74	193	8.9%
75 and over	316	14.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,733	79.8%
Black or African American	103	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	67	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	51	2.3%
Two or more races	118	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	101	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree29.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	142	8.4%
High school graduate	415	24.6%
Some college or associate's	446	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	503	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	182	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone68.0%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit1.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	689	68.0%
Carpooled	75	7.4%
Public transit	12	1.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	237	23.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	142	18.3%
15 to 29 min	129	16.6%
30 to 44 min	211	27.2%
45 to 59 min	45	5.8%
60+ min	249	32.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 8.2% (177 of 2,147)

	Count	Share
Family households	580	65.6%
Nonfamily households	304	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	884	95.1%
Vacant	46	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	673	76.1%
Renter-occupied	211	23.9%

1-unit, detached71.3%

1-unit, attached6.7%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units16.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	663	71.3%
1-unit, attached	62	6.7%
2 to 4 units	41	4.4%
5 to 19 units	9	1.0%
20 or more units	155	16.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3604550
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.87 sq mi
Water area: 0.37 sq mi
Center point: 40.6049, -73.6431

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