Valley Stream

Population: 40,278
Median household income: $127,426
Median home value: $605,000

Valley Stream is a community in Nassau County, New York, home to 40,278 residents. At $127,426, its median household income sits below Nassau County's $143,408.

Between 2019 and 2023, Valley Stream's population grew 7.2% from 37,577 to 40,278, while its median home value rose 41.7% from $427,100 to $605,000.

77.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1951.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 40,278
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $127,426
Median home value: $605,000
Median gross rent: $1,994
Housing units: 12,943
Homeownership rate: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,57740,278

Median household income

$110,189$127,426

Median home value

$427,100$605,000

Median gross rent

$1,728$1,994

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,577	$110,189	$427,100	$1,728
2020	37,489	$116,746	$450,100	$1,634
2021	40,304	$115,602	$469,200	$1,729
2022	40,288	$122,048	$571,700	$1,912
2023	40,278	$127,426	$605,000	$1,994

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,656	4.1%
5 to 17	6,086	15.1%
18 to 24	3,387	8.4%
25 to 34	5,458	13.6%
35 to 44	5,124	12.7%
45 to 54	5,793	14.4%
55 to 64	5,789	14.4%
65 to 74	4,669	11.6%
75 and over	2,316	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,862	24.5%
Black or African American	9,890	24.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7,401	18.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1,436	3.6%
Two or more races	1,613	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,076	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate24.3%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree24.7%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,364	11.5%
High school graduate	7,083	24.3%
Some college or associate's	7,568	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	7,203	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3,931	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 41 min

Drove alone56.1%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit20.5%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,820	56.1%
Carpooled	1,446	6.9%
Public transit	4,319	20.5%
Walked	575	2.7%
Bicycle	19	0.1%
Worked from home	2,355	11.2%
Other means	538	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,587	13.8%
15 to 29 min	3,846	20.5%
30 to 44 min	5,201	27.8%
45 to 59 min	1,633	8.7%
60+ min	5,450	29.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.28
Poverty rate: 3.5% (1,395 of 40,135)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,865	80.5%
Nonfamily households	2,383	19.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,248	94.6%
Vacant	695	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,738	79.5%
Renter-occupied	2,510	20.5%

1-unit, detached77.5%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units12.6%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,030	77.5%
1-unit, attached	390	3.0%
2 to 4 units	1,634	12.6%
5 to 19 units	232	1.8%
20 or more units	626	4.8%
Mobile home & other	31	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3676705
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.48 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.6647, -73.7049

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