Lake Success

Population: 2,817
Median household income: $248,750
Median home value: $1,484,000

Lake Success, a community in Nassau County, New York, has 2,817 residents. Its median household income of $248,750 runs above the Nassau County figure of $143,408.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lake Success's population declined 9.7% from 3,119 to 2,817, while its median home value rose 24.3% from $1,194,200 to $1,484,000.

53.9% of workers drive to work alone. 99.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,817
Median age: 46.4 yrs
Median household income: $248,750
Median home value: $1,484,000
Median gross rent: $3,380
Housing units: 806
Homeownership rate: 94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1192,817

Median household income

$177,500$248,750

Median home value

$1,194,200$1,484,000

Median gross rent

$3,352$3,380

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,119	$177,500	$1,194,200	—
2020	3,228	$206,964	$1,273,100	—
2021	2,856	$241,029	$1,313,300	—
2022	2,825	$239,000	$1,432,000	$3,352
2023	2,817	$248,750	$1,484,000	$3,380

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1722.5%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 344.7%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5419.5%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	72	2.6%
5 to 17	635	22.5%
18 to 24	225	8.0%
25 to 34	131	4.7%
35 to 44	265	9.4%
45 to 54	549	19.5%
55 to 64	319	11.3%
65 to 74	273	9.7%
75 and over	348	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,096	38.9%
Black or African American	41	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,544	54.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	119	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate16.4%

Some college or associate's10.6%

Bachelor's degree24.2%

Graduate or professional degree37.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	206	10.9%
High school graduate	310	16.4%
Some college or associate's	200	10.6%
Bachelor's degree	457	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	712	37.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone53.9%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit16.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home18.9%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	672	53.9%
Carpooled	73	5.9%
Public transit	200	16.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	20	1.6%
Worked from home	236	18.9%
Other means	45	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	199	19.7%
15 to 29 min	354	35.0%
30 to 44 min	96	9.5%
45 to 59 min	126	12.5%
60+ min	235	23.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.40
Poverty rate: 1.5% (39 of 2,585)

	Count	Share
Family households	680	90.7%
Nonfamily households	70	9.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	750	93.1%
Vacant	56	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	705	94.0%
Renter-occupied	45	6.0%

1-unit, detached99.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	798	99.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3640937
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.85 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 40.7639, -73.7111

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