| | People QuickFacts | Nassau County | New York |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 1,349,233 | 19,570,261 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 1,339,529 | 19,378,104 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 0.7% | 1.0% |
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Population, 2010 | 1,339,532 | 19,378,102 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.5% | 6.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 22.8% | 22.0% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 15.4% | 13.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.6% | 51.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 77.7% | 71.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 12.0% | 17.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 8.2% | 7.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.6% | 2.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 15.0% | 18.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 64.8% | 58.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 93.1% | 88.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 20.9% | 21.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 27.5% | 29.5% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 89.9% | 84.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 41.2% | 32.5% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 67,872 | 986,313 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 33.5 | 31.4 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 468,593 | 8,119,364 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 81.8% | 54.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 21.1% | 50.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $478,600 | $301,000 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 443,315 | 7,215,687 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.96 | 2.59 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $42,307 | $31,796 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $95,823 | $56,951 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 5.2% | 14.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Nassau County | New York |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 47,113 | 519,5041 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 511,467 | 7,266,1891 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -9.0 | -1.21 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 126,437 | 1,575,780 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 167,931 | 1,956,733 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.4% | 10.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.4% | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 8.0% | 10.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 7.1% | 9.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.9% | 30.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 162,720,173 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 313,461,904 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 24,312,618 | 230,718,065 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $17,969 | $11,879 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,439,350 | 39,813,499 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 853 | 22,575 |