South Farmingdale

Population: 14,953
Median household income: $162,527
Median home value: $584,400

South Farmingdale is a community in Nassau County, New York, home to 14,953 residents. Its median household income of $162,527 runs above the Nassau County figure of $143,408.

From 2019 to 2023, South Farmingdale's population declined 1.8% from 15,229 to 14,953, while its median home value rose 37.2% from $426,000 to $584,400.

40.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 94.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,953
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $162,527
Median home value: $584,400
Median gross rent: $2,642
Housing units: 4,693
Homeownership rate: 94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,22914,953

Median household income

$124,073$162,527

Median home value

$426,000$584,400

Median gross rent

$2,244$2,642

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,229	$124,073	$426,000	$2,244
2020	14,766	$137,393	$446,700	$1,707
2021	15,009	$136,653	$460,700	$1,852
2022	15,028	$166,680	$549,800	$2,802
2023	14,953	$162,527	$584,400	$2,642

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	751	5.0%
5 to 17	1,850	12.4%
18 to 24	1,504	10.1%
25 to 34	2,251	15.1%
35 to 44	1,521	10.2%
45 to 54	1,728	11.6%
55 to 64	2,583	17.3%
65 to 74	1,804	12.1%
75 and over	961	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,112	74.3%
Black or African American	253	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	881	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	73	0.5%
Two or more races	199	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,435	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate26.0%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree23.0%

Graduate or professional degree17.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	730	6.7%
High school graduate	2,816	26.0%
Some college or associate's	2,940	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,500	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,862	17.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit7.8%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,730	74.9%
Carpooled	362	4.7%
Public transit	594	7.8%
Walked	46	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	847	11.1%
Other means	72	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	848	12.5%
15 to 29 min	2,352	34.6%
30 to 44 min	1,509	22.2%
45 to 59 min	783	11.5%
60+ min	1,312	19.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.18
Poverty rate: 3.9% (579 of 14,948)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,897	83.2%
Nonfamily households	788	16.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,685	99.8%
Vacant	8	0.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,436	94.7%
Renter-occupied	249	5.3%

1-unit, detached93.9%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units0.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,408	93.9%
1-unit, attached	101	2.2%
2 to 4 units	176	3.8%
5 to 19 units	8	0.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3669001
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7169, -73.4486

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