Elmont

Population: 36,436
Median household income: $120,917
Median home value: $576,800

Elmont, a community in Nassau County, New York, has 36,436 residents. Its median household income of $120,917 runs below the Nassau County figure of $143,408.

From 2019 to 2023, Elmont's population grew 1.7% from 35,824 to 36,436, while its median home value rose 43.3% from $402,400 to $576,800.

Owners occupy 79.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,436
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $120,917
Median home value: $576,800
Median gross rent: $2,434
Housing units: 10,419
Homeownership rate: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,82436,436

Median household income

$104,671$120,917

Median home value

$402,400$576,800

Median gross rent

$1,779$2,434

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,824	$104,671	$402,400	$1,779
2020	36,245	$100,923	$427,400	$1,767
2021	36,741	$104,539	$451,200	$2,046
2022	37,866	$115,691	$535,600	$2,251
2023	36,436	$120,917	$576,800	$2,434

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,035	5.6%
5 to 17	5,070	13.9%
18 to 24	3,530	9.7%
25 to 34	6,040	16.6%
35 to 44	4,694	12.9%
45 to 54	4,826	13.2%
55 to 64	4,735	13.0%
65 to 74	3,653	10.0%
75 and over	1,853	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,756	13.1%
Black or African American	15,033	41.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5,625	15.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	665	1.8%
Two or more races	2,240	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,117	22.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.9%

High school graduate25.8%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,598	13.9%
High school graduate	6,666	25.8%
Some college or associate's	7,034	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	5,442	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3,061	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 41 min

Drove alone67.0%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit14.6%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,552	67.0%
Carpooled	1,620	8.6%
Public transit	2,744	14.6%
Walked	379	2.0%
Bicycle	22	0.1%
Worked from home	885	4.7%
Other means	541	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,868	10.5%
15 to 29 min	4,997	28.0%
30 to 44 min	4,257	23.8%
45 to 59 min	1,911	10.7%
60+ min	4,825	27.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.65
Poverty rate: 4.2% (1,520 of 36,271)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,421	84.5%
Nonfamily households	1,543	15.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,964	95.6%
Vacant	455	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,923	79.5%
Renter-occupied	2,041	20.5%

1-unit, detached80.8%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units12.7%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,418	80.8%
1-unit, attached	188	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1,323	12.7%
5 to 19 units	67	0.6%
20 or more units	126	1.2%
Mobile home & other	297	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3624273
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.41 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.6992, -73.7062

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