Barnum Island, NY

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Barnum Island, New York

Barnum Island, New York, in Nassau county, is 7 miles S of Hempstead, New York (center to center) and 19 miles SE of New York, New York. About 2,487 people people live in Barnum Island.

The People and Families of Barnum Island

In Barnum Island, about 54% of adults are married. Homes in Barnum Island tend to contain married couples. The town has a large average household size. It's not exactly overrun with people living alone.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Barnum Island had a median family income of $82,742. Overall, families in Barnum Island are likely to be financially secure. It turns out that people in the town tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads. It turns out that Barnum Island is home to a lot of successful single people.

Barnum Island Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Barnum Island, about 85% are lived in by their owners, not renters.

Commuting

In Barnum Island, 78% of commuters drive to work. One alternative to driving in the town is the public transportation system.

High Points

Barnum Island strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New York):

Category	Trophy
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 4%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 4%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 5%
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 16%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 18%

Comparative Profile of Barnum Island, NY

Comparing Barnum Island to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New York (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
Age of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes

Category	Value
Near Medium City	7 miles S of Hempstead, New York (center to center)
Nearest Large City	19 miles SE of New York, New York
County	Nassau
Standard Zip Codes	11558
Phone Area Codes	516
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.604
Longitude	-73.643

Station	NEW YORK JFK INTL AP
Distance	6.7 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 39 F
Apr Temp	42 to 59 F
Jul Temp	67 to 83 F
Oct Temp	49 to 64 F
Annual Precip	42.4 inches

Station	WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK
Distance	8.2 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 37 F
Apr Temp	40 to 55 F
Jul Temp	67 to 81 F
Oct Temp	47 to 62 F
Annual Precip	42.9 inches

Station	NEW YORK AVE V BROOKLYN
Distance	17.8 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 39 F
Apr Temp	45 to 60 F
Jul Temp	70 to 85 F
Oct Temp	50 to 65 F
Annual Precip	46.1 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,487	100%
Male	1,228	49.4%
Female	1,259	50.6%
Under 18	448	18%
18+	2,039	82%
65+	342	13.8%
Median Age	42
Average Family Size	3.16
White	2,277	91.6%
African-American	9	0.4%
Asian	56	2.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	3	0.1%
Other	88	3.5%
Mixed Race	53	2.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	256	10.3%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	30.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	17.5%
Irish	15.5%
German	8.5%
Greek	5.3%
Polish	5.3%
US/American	5.2%
Russian	2.9%
English	2.8%
Scottish	1.2%
Norwegian	1%
Scotch-Irish	0.9%
Hungarian	0.5%
Cypriot	0.5%
Austrian	0.5%
Romanian	0.4%
European	0.3%
French (except Basque)	0.3%
Eastern European	0.2%
Ukrainian	0.2%
Czech	0.2%
Moroccan	0.2%
Turkish	0.2%
British	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Barnum Island	2,487	$82,742
East Rockaway	10,414	$78,363
Harbor Isle	1,334	$82,021
Island Park	4,732	$63,864
Lido Beach	2,825	$107,365
Long Beach	35,462	$68,222
Oceanside	32,733	$83,711

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