| Quick Fact | Nassau | Suffolk | New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population, 2010 | 1,339,532 | 1,493,350 | 19,378,102 |
| Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 0.4% | 5.2% | 2.1% |
| Population, 2000 | 1,334,544 | 1,419,369 | 18,976,457 |
| Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.5% | 5.8% | 6.0% |
| Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.3% | 24.0% | 22.3% |
| Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.3% | 13.5% | 13.5% |
| Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.6% | 50.8% | 51.6% |
| White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 73.0% | 80.8% | 65.7% |
| Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 11.1% | 7.4% | 15.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 7.6% | 3.4% | 7.3% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.4% | 2.4% | 3.0% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 14.6% | 16.5% | 17.6% |
| White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 65.5% | 71.6% | 58.3% |
| Living in same house 1 year & over, 2005-2009 | 92.5% | 91.7% | 88.3% |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2005-2009 | 19.7% | 13.1% | 21.3% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2005-2009 | 25.5% | 18.4% | 28.5% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 | 89.8% | 89.3% | 84.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 | 40.3% | 31.5% | 31.8% |
| Veterans, 2005-2009 | 74,993 | 99,342 | 1,064,754 |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2005-2009 | 33.1 | 30.1 | 31.4 |
| Housing units, 2010 | 468,346 | 569,985 | 8,108,103 |
| Homeownership rate, 2005-2009 | 83.1% | 82.9% | 55.7% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2005-2009 | 20.5% | 13.7% | 50.5% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2005-2009 | $490,300 | $430,000 | $300,600 |
| Households, 2005-2009 | 435,764 | 478,858 | 7,137,013 |
| Persons per household, 2005-2009 | 3.05 | 3.09 | 2.64 |
| Per capita money income in past 12 months (2009 dollars) 2005-2009 | $40,515 | $35,062 | $30,634 |
| Median household income, 2009 | $92,221 | $82,984 | $54,554 |
| Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009 | 5.5% | 5.7% | 14.2% |
| Business QuickFacts | |||
| Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 47,087 | 47,573 | 515,819 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 512,737 | 550,192 | 7,332,392 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -8.8% | 5.2% | -0.3% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 118,552 | 114,492 | 1,489,207 |
| Total number of firms, 2007 | 167,931 | 159,640 | 1,956,733 |
| Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.4% | 4.5% | 10.4% |
| American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 8.0% | 4.3% | 10.1% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | S | 0.1% |
| Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 7.1% | 7.1% | 9.9% |
| Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.9% | 27.0% | 30.4% |
| Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 19,089,722 | 162,720,173 |
| Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 38,208,940 | 313,461,904 |
| Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 24,312,618 | 23,319,943 | 230,718,065 |
| Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $17,969 | $15,426 | $11,879 |
| Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,439,350 | 2,376,382 | 39,813,499 |
| Building permits, 2010 | 523 | 971 | 19,568 |
| Federal spending, 2009 | 11,375,008 | 11,772,018 | 195,012,629 |
| Geography QuickFacts | |||
| Land area in square miles, 2010 | 284.72 | 912.05 | 47,126.40 |
| Persons per square mile, 2010 | 4,704.8 | 1,637.4 | 411.2 |
| FIPS Code | 59 | 103 | 36 |
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