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11520

Freeport, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
44,910
Median household income
$121,748
People below poverty
7.3%
Median home value
$506,100

Income

The median income of households in 11520 was $121,748. An estimated 3.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 21.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 11520 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.2
$10,000 to $14,999 1.6
$15,000 to $24,999 2.8
$25,000 to $34,999 4
$35,000 to $49,999 7.2
$50,000 to $74,999 12.5
$75,000 to $99,999 12.2
$100,000 to $149,999 20.4
$150,000 to $199,999 14.6
$200,000 or more 21.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 11520 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 67054
Female 65117

An estimated 84.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,689. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 11520 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84.1
Social Security 35.7
Retirement income 26.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.9
Cash public assistance income 3.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 10.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 11520 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 10.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5.8

In 2020-2024, 8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 55.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 53.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 40.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 11520 in 2020-2024, 93.3% had health insurance coverage and 6.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 68.7% and public coverage was 35.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.9%.


In 2020-2024, 11520 had a total population of 44,910 - 22,238 (49.5%) females and 22,672 (50.5%) males. The median age was 39.8 years. An estimated 20.2% of the population was under 18 years, 35.2% was 19 to 44 years, 27.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 15 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 11520 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1038 987
5 to 9 910 1207
10 to 14 1955 1367
15 to 19 1432 1311
20 to 24 1365 1520
25 to 29 2067 1218
30 to 34 1765 1659
35 to 39 1473 1277
40 to 44 1720 1778
45 to 49 1807 1475
50 to 54 1194 1625
55 to 59 1391 1966
60 to 64 1307 1370
65 to 69 1026 1017
70 to 74 878 1152
75 to 79 593 455
80 to 84 390 495
85 and over 361 359

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 19.2% were White; 33.1% were Black or African American; 0.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.6% were Asian; 11.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 17.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 45.2% of the people in 11520 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 16.4% of the people in 11520 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 14,117 households in 11520. The average household size was 3.14 people.

Married-couple households made up 42.5% of the households in 11520 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32.1% of all households, while 19.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 25% of all households.

In 11520, 33.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 38.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 11520 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 42.5
Cohabiting Couples 6.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 41.1% of males and 41% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 46.3 37.6
Now married, except separated 41.1 41
Separated 2.8 2.2
Widowed 3.2 6.4
Divorced 6.6 12.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 11520, 2,051 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 8.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 62.9% of the people living in 11520 were U.S. natives. 56.5% of the 11520 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 37.1% of 11520 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 59.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 73.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 11520 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 11520.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 11520 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 90
Asia 5.3
Europe 2.4
Africa 2.2
Northern America 0.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 11520 in 2020-2024, 45.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 39.1% of people at least five years old; 24% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 11520 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 39.1
Other Indo-European languages 3.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.4
Other languages 2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 96 % of the people at least one year old living in 11520 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 11520 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 96
Different house, same county 2.3
Different county, same state 1.1
Different state 0.2
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 87.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 11520 was 9,988 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 420 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,994. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,574.

Educational Attainment of People in 11520 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12.9
High school diploma or equivalency 33.5
Some college, no degree 16.3
Associate's degree 9.8
Bachelor's degree 17.4
Graduate or professional degree 10.1

Disability

In 11520, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 7.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.5% of people under 18 years old, to 4.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 11520, 64.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 31.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 18,677 78.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,666 15.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,321 5.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 11520 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 11520 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 7.2
Manufacturing 3.9
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 12.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 10.1
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 29.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9
Other Services, except public administration 4.9
Public administration 5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 11520 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 7,631 32.2
Service occupations 5,217 22
Sales and office occupations 4,615 19.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,592 11
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,616 15.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 63.2% of 11520 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 35.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 11520 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 63.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 11.6
Walked 1.7
Other means 3.1
Worked from home 9.7

In 2020-2024, 11520 had a total of 14,969 housing units. Of these housing units, 64.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 35.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 11520 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 64.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 35.6
Mobile homes 0.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 32.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 11520 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 62% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 11520 had 14,117 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 852 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71.3% while renters occupied 28.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.18 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.03.

1.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 15.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.4% and another 18.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 11520:

House Heating Fuel Used in 11520 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 63.2
Electricity 11.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 22.5
All other fuels 1.5
No fuel used 1.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 11520 was $506,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69.7 % had a mortgage. 30.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,260 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,500+.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 11520 was $2,077. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.