Point Lookout

Population: 996
Median household income: $108,371
Median home value: $1,049,100

Point Lookout is a community in Nassau County, New York, home to 996 residents. Its median household income of $108,371 runs below the Nassau County figure of $143,408.

From 2019 to 2023, Point Lookout's population declined 2.9% from 1,026 to 996, while its median home value rose 41.8% from $739,800 to $1,049,100.

55.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 84.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 996
Median age: 60.3 yrs
Median household income: $108,371
Median home value: $1,049,100
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 805
Homeownership rate: 84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,026996

Median household income

$160,093$108,371

Median home value

$739,800$1,049,100

Median gross rent

$2,429$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,026	$160,093	$739,800	$2,429
2020	1,175	—	$806,800	$3,181
2021	1,168	—	$827,300	$3,501
2022	1,110	$104,386	$876,200	$3,501
2023	996	$108,371	$1,049,100	$3,501

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1710.0%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 345.9%

35 to 441.7%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6422.7%

65 to 7424.9%

75 and over15.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	100	10.0%
18 to 24	110	11.0%
25 to 34	59	5.9%
35 to 44	17	1.7%
45 to 54	86	8.6%
55 to 64	226	22.7%
65 to 74	248	24.9%
75 and over	150	15.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	959	96.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate17.4%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree30.2%

Graduate or professional degree24.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	2.3%
High school graduate	137	17.4%
Some college or associate's	199	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	237	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	195	24.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone67.2%

Carpooled2.3%

Public transit7.2%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle3.0%

Worked from home19.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	315	67.2%
Carpooled	11	2.3%
Public transit	34	7.2%
Walked	6	1.3%
Bicycle	14	3.0%
Worked from home	89	19.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	99	26.1%
15 to 29 min	86	22.6%
30 to 44 min	58	15.3%
45 to 59 min	27	7.1%
60+ min	110	28.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 7.5% (75 of 996)

	Count	Share
Family households	253	49.7%
Nonfamily households	256	50.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	509	63.2%
Vacant	296	36.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	431	84.7%
Renter-occupied	78	15.3%

1-unit, detached90.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	725	90.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	48	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32	4.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3658849
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.27 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 40.5906, -73.5794

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