Sands Point

Population: 2,725
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $2,000,001

Sands Point, a community in Nassau County, New York, has 2,725 residents. The median household income of $250,001 is above the Nassau County median ($143,408).

Between 2019 and 2023, Sands Point's population declined 4.8% from 2,862 to 2,725, while its median home value was little changed from $2,000,001 to $2,000,001.

38.3% of workers drive to work alone. 99.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,725
Median age: 46.2 yrs
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 933
Homeownership rate: 95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 88.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8622,725

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,862	$250,001	$2,000,001	$3,501
2020	2,785	$250,001	$2,000,001	—
2021	2,714	$250,001	$2,000,001	$3,501
2022	2,702	$250,001	$2,000,001	$3,501
2023	2,725	$250,001	$2,000,001	$3,501

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1725.0%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 342.4%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	105	3.9%
5 to 17	682	25.0%
18 to 24	220	8.1%
25 to 34	65	2.4%
35 to 44	245	9.0%
45 to 54	456	16.7%
55 to 64	390	14.3%
65 to 74	322	11.8%
75 and over	240	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,274	83.4%
Black or African American	35	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	242	8.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.1%
Some other race	48	1.8%
Two or more races	56	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	66	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate3.0%

Some college or associate's7.0%

Bachelor's degree41.3%

Graduate or professional degree46.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	32	1.9%
High school graduate	52	3.0%
Some college or associate's	120	7.0%
Bachelor's degree	709	41.3%
Graduate or professional degree	805	46.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 45 min

Drove alone38.3%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit27.3%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home28.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	450	38.3%
Carpooled	62	5.3%
Public transit	321	27.3%
Walked	13	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	330	28.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	172	20.3%
15 to 29 min	100	11.8%
30 to 44 min	97	11.5%
45 to 59 min	82	9.7%
60+ min	395	46.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.21
Poverty rate: 3.4% (89 of 2,589)

	Count	Share
Family households	741	88.5%
Nonfamily households	96	11.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	837	89.7%
Vacant	96	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	799	95.5%
Renter-occupied	38	4.5%

1-unit, detached99.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	929	99.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3665035
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.22 sq mi
Water area: 1.38 sq mi
Center point: 40.8534, -73.7036

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