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Barnum Island, New York: commercial real estate data.
Barnum Island is a Census CDP of 2,302 people across 0.87 square miles of land, in Nassau County. Median household income is $116,250, 81.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Barnum Island
What Barnum Island is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.87 sq mi
- Water area0.37 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,660 plus or minus 573
- County holding the largest share of its areaNassau County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Barnum Island
- Population2,302 plus or minus 496
- Median age50.8
- Population under 18410 plus or minus 161
- Share under 1817.8 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over434 plus or minus 155
- Share 65 and over18.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Households969
- Family households580 plus or minus 183
- Share of households that are families59.9 percent plus or minus 14.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Barnum Island
- Median household income$116,250
- Per capita income$53,507
- Civilian labor force1,039 plus or minus 251
- Employed1,020 plus or minus 255
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over1,755 plus or minus 359
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.9 percent plus or minus 26.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.6 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.3 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Barnum Island
- Housing units1,034
- Occupied units969
- Vacant units65 plus or minus 66
- Vacancy rate6.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied791 plus or minus 187
- Renter occupied178 plus or minus 94
- Ownership rate81.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$755,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,500
- Annual rent as a share of median income36.1 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Single family units800 plus or minus 164
- Share single family77.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more234 plus or minus 131
- Share in buildings of two or more22.6 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Barnum Island gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute792 plus or minus 248
- Commuting under 15 minutes66 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.3 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more529 plus or minus 178
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more66.8 percent
- Drove alone68.8 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Carpooled2.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport7.4 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home21.7 percent plus or minus 10.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nassau County, not Barnum Island
Nassau County context, not Barnum Island figures
- Establishments in Nassau County48,718
- Covered employment, Nassau County631,563
- Average annual pay, Nassau County$77,454
- Housing units permitted, Nassau County830
Every figure in this section is published for Nassau County as a whole and is not a measurement of Barnum Island.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Barnum Island questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Barnum Island, New York?
2,302, in 969 households. Barnum Island CDP covers 0.87 square miles of land, which is 2,660 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Barnum Island in?
Nassau County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Barnum Island?
$116,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $755,100. Median gross rent is $3,500 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Barnum Island figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Nassau County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Barnum Island.
Is zoning published for Barnum Island?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.