Roosevelt

Population: 19,636
Median household income: $135,158
Median home value: $454,100

Located in Nassau County, New York, Roosevelt is a community with a population of 19,636. At $135,158, its median household income sits below Nassau County's $143,408.

From 2019 to 2023, Roosevelt's population grew 16.2% from 16,899 to 19,636, while its median home value rose 46.9% from $309,100 to $454,100.

4.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 4.37 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,636
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $135,158
Median home value: $454,100
Median gross rent: $2,579
Housing units: 4,609
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,89919,636

Median household income

$90,423$135,158

Median home value

$309,100$454,100

Median gross rent

$1,811$2,579

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,899	$90,423	$309,100	$1,811
2020	16,522	$92,612	$326,900	$2,151
2021	18,019	$106,500	$354,200	$2,195
2022	19,233	$128,058	$415,600	$2,583
2023	19,636	$135,158	$454,100	$2,579

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,416	7.2%
5 to 17	3,691	18.8%
18 to 24	2,136	10.9%
25 to 34	2,973	15.1%
35 to 44	3,072	15.6%
45 to 54	2,143	10.9%
55 to 64	2,294	11.7%
65 to 74	1,232	6.3%
75 and over	679	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	202	1.0%
Black or African American	10,113	51.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	463	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	99	0.5%
Two or more races	415	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,344	42.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's23.1%

Bachelor's degree18.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,958	15.8%
High school graduate	4,208	34.0%
Some college or associate's	2,862	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,321	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,044	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone60.3%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit13.7%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,078	60.3%
Carpooled	1,271	12.6%
Public transit	1,381	13.7%
Walked	247	2.4%
Bicycle	28	0.3%
Worked from home	895	8.9%
Other means	183	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,231	13.4%
15 to 29 min	3,298	35.9%
30 to 44 min	2,000	21.8%
45 to 59 min	907	9.9%
60+ min	1,752	19.1%

Households

Average household size: 4.37
Poverty rate: 4.1% (795 of 19,305)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,008	90.0%
Nonfamily households	446	10.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,454	96.6%
Vacant	155	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,398	76.3%
Renter-occupied	1,056	23.7%

1-unit, detached79.0%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units17.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,640	79.0%
1-unit, attached	142	3.1%
2 to 4 units	821	17.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	6	0.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3663506
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.77 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.6794, -73.5834

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