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11553

Uniondale, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
27,875
Median household income
$121,127
People below poverty
9.6%
Median home value
$511,600

Income

The median income of households in 11553 was $121,127. An estimated 4.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 22.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 11553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.6
$10,000 to $14,999 3.7
$15,000 to $24,999 1.8
$25,000 to $34,999 2.8
$35,000 to $49,999 4.9
$50,000 to $74,999 10.8
$75,000 to $99,999 12.6
$100,000 to $149,999 19
$150,000 to $199,999 17.2
$200,000 or more 22.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 11553 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 64443
Female 60254

An estimated 83.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,338. 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 11553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.5
Social Security 34.6
Retirement income 27.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.8
Cash public assistance income 5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 9.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 8.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 11553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 9.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 8.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.2

In 2020-2024, 11.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 38.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 73% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 18.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 11553 in 2020-2024, 95% had health insurance coverage and 5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 66.9% and public coverage was 37.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.8%.


In 2020-2024, 11553 had a total population of 27,875 - 13,826 (49.6%) females and 14,049 (50.4%) males. The median age was 37.9 years. An estimated 19.6% of the population was under 18 years, 35.3% was 19 to 44 years, 26.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 11553 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 646 621
5 to 9 849 691
10 to 14 927 851
15 to 19 1117 944
20 to 24 1064 932
25 to 29 725 1213
30 to 34 1118 1033
35 to 39 1355 913
40 to 44 689 787
45 to 49 1212 607
50 to 54 1226 1050
55 to 59 1018 758
60 to 64 613 803
65 to 69 495 949
70 to 74 396 563
75 to 79 268 456
80 to 84 153 315
85 and over 178 340

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 11.8% were White; 41% were Black or African American; 0.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.1% were Asian; 8.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 18.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 43.8% of the people in 11553 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 8.8% of the people in 11553 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,200 households in 11553. The average household size was 3.72 people.

Married-couple households made up 42.7% of the households in 11553 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.9% of all households, while 18.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 6.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 6.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 13.3% of all households.

In 11553, 41.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 43% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 11553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 42.7
Cohabiting Couples 8.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 39.8% of males and 34.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 48.6 46.6
Now married, except separated 39.8 34.8
Separated 1.8 1.1
Widowed 3.4 7.6
Divorced 6.4 9.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 11553, 1,381 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 12% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 61% of the people living in 11553 were U.S. natives. 51.7% of the 11553 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 39% of 11553 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 62.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 77.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 11553 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 11553.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 11553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 92.2
Asia 2.3
Europe 1.9
Africa 2.8
Northern America 0
Oceania 0.9

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 11553 in 2020-2024, 49.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 39.7% of people at least five years old; 25.5% 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 11553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 39.7
Other Indo-European languages 6.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 11553 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 11553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.8
Different house, same county 3.3
Different county, same state 2.7
Different state 1.1
Abroad 1.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 82.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 22.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 17.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 11553 was 7,539 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 297 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,157. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,085.

Educational Attainment of People in 11553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 17.2
High school diploma or equivalency 33.8
Some college, no degree 15.2
Associate's degree 10.9
Bachelor's degree 14.6
Graduate or professional degree 8.3

Disability

In 11553, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.3% of people under 18 years old, to 6.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 11553, 59.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 10,678 77.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,562 18.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 473 3.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 11553 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 11553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 7.1
Manufacturing 5.9
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 10
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 32.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.9
Other Services, except public administration 5.7
Public administration 6.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 11553 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,161 30.3
Service occupations 4,128 30.1
Sales and office occupations 2,469 18
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,249 9.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,706 12.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 63.9% of 11553 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 11553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 63.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 10.6
Walked 1.8
Other means 2.2
Worked from home 8.5

In 2020-2024, 11553 had a total of 7,432 housing units. Of these housing units, 87% 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"). 12% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 11553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 87
Apartments in multi-unit structures 12
Mobile homes 0.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 12.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 11553 was 6.4 rooms, and of these housing units 78.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 11553 had 7,200 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 232 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 72.2% while renters occupied 27.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.98 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.05.

1.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.1% and another 29.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 11553:

House Heating Fuel Used in 11553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 65.3
Electricity 9.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 24.1
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 11553 was $511,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 76.4 % had a mortgage. 23.6% 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 $2,794 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,323.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 11553 was $2,123. 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.