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East Meadow Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

East Meadow Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

37,796

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.3%
5 - 17:
13.9%
18 - 24:
8.2%
25 - 34:
11.7%
35 - 54:
25.3%
55 - 64:
13.6%
Over 65 Years:
22.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.4%
5.4%
93.0%
93.0%
44.2%
44.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

East Meadow
USA
$52,532
$52,532
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

East Meadow
USA
$128,770
$128,770
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

6.9%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Education
Finance
Retail
Construction
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Public Service
Transportation
Other
Real estate
Administration
16.3%
16.3%
14.3%
14.3%
10.5%
10.5%
9.1%
9.1%
8.4%
8.4%
8.3%
8.3%
5.2%
5.2%
5.1%
5.1%
5.1%
5.1%
4.5%
4.5%
3.3%
3.3%
2.6%
2.6%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
60.7%
60.7%
18.7%
18.7%
14.2%
14.2%
4.0%
4.0%
2.3%
2.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
German
Polish
Russian
Greek
Portuguese
Eastern European
Austrian
English
Nigerian
Haitian
Romanian
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
French
Lithuanian
Ukrainian
European
Swedish
Hungarian
18.7%
18.7%
11.7%
11.7%
7.8%
7.8%
5.9%
5.9%
3.8%
3.8%
1.9%
1.9%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
Chinese
Urdu
Other Asian languages
Tagalog
Portuguese
French
Korean
French Creole
African languages
Italian
Other Indo-European
Greek
Russian
Native American languages
German/Yiddish
Serbo-Croatian
Arabic
67.6%
67.6%
9.2%
9.2%
4.8%
4.8%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born East Meadow Residents

20.1%