Locust Valley

Population: 3,591
Median household income: $137,344
Median home value: $775,200

Locust Valley, a community in Nassau County, New York, has 3,591 residents. Its median household income of $137,344 runs below the Nassau County figure of $143,408.

Between 2019 and 2023, Locust Valley's population grew 3.2% from 3,481 to 3,591, while its median home value rose 30.1% from $595,900 to $775,200.

88.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1945.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,591
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $137,344
Median home value: $775,200
Median gross rent: $2,274
Housing units: 1,283
Homeownership rate: 75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4813,591

Median household income

$130,521$137,344

Median home value

$595,900$775,200

Median gross rent

$1,944$2,274

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,481	$130,521	$595,900	$1,944
2020	3,485	$134,667	$654,900	$1,923
2021	3,607	$126,369	$653,800	$2,070
2022	3,611	$134,063	$694,900	$2,023
2023	3,591	$137,344	$775,200	$2,274

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1721.2%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	226	6.3%
5 to 17	762	21.2%
18 to 24	198	5.5%
25 to 34	272	7.6%
35 to 44	396	11.0%
45 to 54	563	15.7%
55 to 64	481	13.4%
65 to 74	435	12.1%
75 and over	258	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,032	84.4%
Black or African American	20	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	26	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	25	0.7%
Two or more races	77	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	411	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate8.8%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree25.7%

Graduate or professional degree28.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	173	7.2%
High school graduate	212	8.8%
Some college or associate's	708	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	619	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	693	28.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone66.1%

Carpooled1.3%

Public transit8.6%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,039	66.1%
Carpooled	20	1.3%
Public transit	135	8.6%
Walked	15	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	346	22.0%
Other means	16	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	336	27.4%
15 to 29 min	337	27.5%
30 to 44 min	296	24.2%
45 to 59 min	15	1.2%
60+ min	241	19.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 4.0% (145 of 3,581)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,048	84.4%
Nonfamily households	193	15.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,241	96.7%
Vacant	42	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	932	75.1%
Renter-occupied	309	24.9%

1-unit, detached88.7%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,138	88.7%
1-unit, attached	12	0.9%
2 to 4 units	87	6.8%
5 to 19 units	46	3.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3643192
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.91 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.8781, -73.5893

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