Sea Cliff

Population: 5,037
Median household income: $185,650
Median home value: $926,500

Sea Cliff, a community in Nassau County, New York, has 5,037 residents. At $185,650, its median household income sits above Nassau County's $143,408.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sea Cliff's population held roughly steady from 5,038 to 5,037, while its median home value rose 28.8% from $719,500 to $926,500.

64.8% of workers drive to work alone. 84.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,037
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $185,650
Median home value: $926,500
Median gross rent: $2,268
Housing units: 1,977
Homeownership rate: 81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.5%
Unemployment rate: 12.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0385,037

Median household income

$132,545$185,650

Median home value

$719,500$926,500

Median gross rent

$2,263$2,268

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,038	$132,545	$719,500	$2,263
2020	5,045	$156,776	$760,300	$2,414
2021	5,084	$165,938	$743,400	$2,121
2022	5,062	$181,375	$898,700	$2,233
2023	5,037	$185,650	$926,500	$2,268

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 345.1%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5417.7%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	343	6.8%
5 to 17	1,028	20.4%
18 to 24	283	5.6%
25 to 34	258	5.1%
35 to 44	709	14.1%
45 to 54	890	17.7%
55 to 64	568	11.3%
65 to 74	632	12.5%
75 and over	326	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,378	86.9%
Black or African American	29	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	68	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.2%
Two or more races	190	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	360	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate18.7%

Some college or associate's16.6%

Bachelor's degree25.9%

Graduate or professional degree36.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	70	2.1%
High school graduate	634	18.7%
Some college or associate's	563	16.6%
Bachelor's degree	876	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,240	36.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone64.8%

Carpooled1.8%

Public transit9.1%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home21.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,483	64.8%
Carpooled	42	1.8%
Public transit	207	9.1%
Walked	49	2.1%
Bicycle	12	0.5%
Worked from home	493	21.6%
Other means	1	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	332	18.5%
15 to 29 min	627	34.9%
30 to 44 min	354	19.7%
45 to 59 min	117	6.5%
60+ min	364	20.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 1.6% (78 of 5,003)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,300	73.9%
Nonfamily households	459	26.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,759	89.0%
Vacant	218	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,441	81.9%
Renter-occupied	318	18.1%

1-unit, detached84.4%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,669	84.4%
1-unit, attached	65	3.3%
2 to 4 units	191	9.7%
5 to 19 units	52	2.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3666047
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.11 sq mi
Water area: 0.85 sq mi
Center point: 40.8462, -73.6504

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