Lakeview

Population: 5,794
Median household income: $128,591
Median home value: $556,900

Lakeview, a community in Nassau County, New York, has 5,794 residents. Its median household income of $128,591 runs below the Nassau County figure of $143,408.

From 2019 to 2023, Lakeview's population declined 5.5% from 6,131 to 5,794, while its median home value rose 46.8% from $379,300 to $556,900.

31.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 88.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,794
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $128,591
Median home value: $556,900
Median gross rent: $2,780
Housing units: 1,571
Homeownership rate: 88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1315,794

Median household income

$146,369$128,591

Median home value

$379,300$556,900

Median gross rent

$3,244$2,780

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,131	$146,369	$379,300	—
2020	5,727	$144,654	$405,300	—
2021	6,064	$150,245	$424,300	—
2022	5,938	$128,450	$485,100	$3,244
2023	5,794	$128,591	$556,900	$2,780

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3419.4%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	522	9.0%
5 to 17	1,012	17.5%
18 to 24	355	6.1%
25 to 34	1,124	19.4%
35 to 44	819	14.1%
45 to 54	473	8.2%
55 to 64	733	12.7%
65 to 74	360	6.2%
75 and over	396	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	289	5.0%
Black or African American	3,245	56.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	146	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	186	3.2%
Two or more races	342	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,586	27.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree21.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	251	6.4%
High school graduate	1,269	32.5%
Some college or associate's	1,175	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	832	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	378	9.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 46 min

Drove alone74.2%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit12.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,738	74.2%
Carpooled	133	5.7%
Public transit	301	12.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	132	5.6%
Other means	37	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	101	4.6%
15 to 29 min	474	21.5%
30 to 44 min	722	32.7%
45 to 59 min	315	14.3%
60+ min	597	27.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.80
Poverty rate: 15.6% (898 of 5,768)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,283	85.0%
Nonfamily households	226	15.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,509	96.1%
Vacant	62	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,335	88.5%
Renter-occupied	174	11.5%

1-unit, detached98.0%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,539	98.0%
1-unit, attached	20	1.3%
2 to 4 units	12	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3641003
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1 sq mi
Water area: 0.2 sq mi
Center point: 40.6777, -73.6497

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