Great Neck Estates, NY

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Great Neck Estates, New York

Great Neck Estates, New York, in Nassau county, is 8 miles NW of Hempstead, New York (center to center) and 13 miles E of New York, New York. The village has a population of 2,756.

The People and Families of Great Neck Estates

In Great Neck Estates, about 71% of adults are married. There's no shortage of married couples in Great Neck Estates. "Full house" describes much of the households in the village, with the many large families there.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Great Neck Estates had a median family income of $161,545. Great Neck Estates is full of successful families and individuals. The village has a large middle class. Great Neck Estates isn't a place with a large population of people in poverty. The village benefits from its educated workforce. Home offices are common in Great Neck Estates. The village, compared to most villages like it, can boast of a large population of high-income unmarried people.

Crime and Safety

Great Neck Estates isn't plagued by crime -- far from it. Crime is lower there than most places.

Great Neck Estates Housing

In Great Neck Estates, 95% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out. You're likely to find a number of older homes if you drive around the village -- the mean age of housing units is fairly high here. Great Neck Estates has higher property taxes than most places in New York, which provides more money for local schools and services.

Commuting

In Great Neck Estates, 67% of commuters drive to work. Why drive when you can avoid it? People in the village use public transportation more than most people in similar villages.

High Points

Great Neck Estates strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New York):

Category	Trophy
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 2%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 2%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 4%
Low Property Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 7%

Comparative Profile of Great Neck Estates, NY

Comparing Great Neck Estates 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 Men
Well-Paid Single Women
Age of the Population
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens
Male Share of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

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

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
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times

Housing

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

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	8 miles NW of Hempstead, New York (center to center)
Nearest Large City	13 miles E of New York, New York
County	Nassau
Standard Zip Codes	11021
Phone Area Codes	516
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.787
Longitude	-73.736

Station	MINEOLA
Distance	7.3 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 38 F
Apr Temp	41 to 58 F
Jul Temp	66 to 83 F
Oct Temp	47 to 63 F
Annual Precip	46.3 inches

Station	NEW YORK LA GUARDIA AP
Distance	7.7 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 39 F
Apr Temp	44 to 60 F
Jul Temp	70 to 85 F
Oct Temp	51 to 65 F
Annual Precip	44.3 inches

Station	NEW YORK JFK INTL AP
Distance	10.7 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

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,756	100%
Male	1,327	48.1%
Female	1,429	51.9%
Under 18	742	26.9%
18+	2,014	73.1%
65+	477	17.3%
Median Age	43.1
Average Family Size	3.31
White	2,555	92.7%
African-American	26	0.9%
Asian	133	4.8%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	9	0.3%
Mixed Race	33	1.2%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	72	2.6%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	2,738
Growth	-18
Growth %	-0.69%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	24.1%
Russian	13.9%
Iranian	12.3%
US/American	11.2%
Polish	9.3%
Israeli	4.5%
German	4.1%
Italian	3.4%
Austrian	2.4%
Hungarian	2.2%
European	1.7%
Romanian	1.6%
Eastern European	1.6%
Ukrainian	1.3%
British	0.7%
Other Arab	0.6%
Iraqi	0.6%
Irish	0.5%
Swiss	0.5%
South African	0.4%
English	0.3%
Lithuanian	0.3%
Soviet Union	0.2%
French (except Basque)	0.2%
Egyptian	0.2%
Scotch-Irish	0.2%
Czech	0.2%
Scandinavian	0.2%
Greek	0.2%
Slovak	0.2%
Syrian	0.2%
Danish	0.2%
Barbadian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Great Neck Estates	2,756	$161,545
East Atlantic Beach	2,257	$86,356
Harbor Hills	563	$153,619
Kensington	1,209	$133,235
Russell Gardens	1,074	$142,636
Saddle Rock	791	$137,962
Saddle Rock Estates	424	$160,746

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