Plainview

Population: 26,251
Median household income: $185,531
Median home value: $729,100

Located in Nassau County, New York, Plainview is a community with a population of 26,251. Its median household income of $185,531 runs above the Nassau County figure of $143,408.

Between 2019 and 2023, Plainview's population held roughly steady from 26,453 to 26,251, while its median home value rose 22.7% from $594,000 to $729,100.

Households average 2.95 people. The median gross rent is $3,026.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,251
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $185,531
Median home value: $729,100
Median gross rent: $3,026
Housing units: 9,136
Homeownership rate: 92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,45326,251

Median household income

$146,853$185,531

Median home value

$594,000$729,100

Median gross rent

$1,566$3,026

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,453	$146,853	$594,000	$1,566
2020	26,267	$156,622	$612,300	$1,933
2021	26,665	$168,140	$632,300	$2,154
2022	26,620	$181,423	$691,400	$2,660
2023	26,251	$185,531	$729,100	$3,026

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 347.4%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,205	4.6%
5 to 17	4,907	18.7%
18 to 24	1,980	7.5%
25 to 34	1,930	7.4%
35 to 44	3,289	12.5%
45 to 54	3,577	13.6%
55 to 64	3,601	13.7%
65 to 74	3,321	12.7%
75 and over	2,441	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,924	72.1%
Black or African American	101	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5,523	21.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	81	0.3%
Two or more races	436	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,186	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate13.0%

Some college or associate's14.2%

Bachelor's degree33.5%

Graduate or professional degree35.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	735	4.0%
High school graduate	2,365	13.0%
Some college or associate's	2,578	14.2%
Bachelor's degree	6,077	33.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6,404	35.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone61.2%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit10.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home22.2%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,894	61.2%
Carpooled	721	5.6%
Public transit	1,291	10.0%
Walked	23	0.2%
Bicycle	37	0.3%
Worked from home	2,869	22.2%
Other means	61	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,201	22.0%
15 to 29 min	2,926	29.2%
30 to 44 min	1,743	17.4%
45 to 59 min	762	7.6%
60+ min	2,395	23.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 2.7% (713 of 26,031)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,080	80.8%
Nonfamily households	1,687	19.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,767	96.0%
Vacant	369	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,076	92.1%
Renter-occupied	691	7.9%

1-unit, detached90.5%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,266	90.5%
1-unit, attached	202	2.2%
2 to 4 units	139	1.5%
5 to 19 units	293	3.2%
20 or more units	233	2.6%
Mobile home & other	3	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3658442
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.72 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.7818, -73.4731

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