People QuickFacts Valley Stream New York Population, 2011 estimate 37,651 19,465,197 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 37,511 19,378,104 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.4% 0.4% Population, 2010 37,511 19,378,102 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 5.6% 6.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 23.1% 22.3% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 13.3% 13.5% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.9% 51.6%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 57.2% 65.7% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 18.6% 15.9% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 11.4% 7.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 3.5% 3.0% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 22.2% 17.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 46.0% 58.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 92.6% 88.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 33.0% 21.7% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 41.0% 29.2% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 89.2% 84.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 33.0% 32.1% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 35.8 31.3  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 80.8% 55.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 23.8% 50.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $429,900 $303,900 Households, 2006-2010 11,626 7,205,740 Persons per household, 2006-2010 3.18 2.59 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $30,608 $30,948 Median household income 2006-2010 $82,279 $55,603 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 4.5% 14.2%     Business QuickFacts Valley Stream New York Total number of firms, 2007 4,594 1,956,733 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 11.2% 10.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 13.3% 10.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.0% 9.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 20.9% 30.4%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 162,720,173 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 317,247 313,461,904 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 697,882 230,718,065 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $19,325 $11,879 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 48,655 39,813,499     Geography QuickFacts Valley Stream New York Land area in square miles, 2010 3.48 47,126.40 Persons per square mile, 2010 10,772.8 411.2 FIPS Code 76705 36 Counties Nassau County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts