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Centre Island is a Census village of 264 people across 1.09 square miles of land, in Nassau County. Median household income is $218,036, 92.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Centre Island
What Centre Island is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.09 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land242 plus or minus 98
- 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 Centre Island
- Population264 plus or minus 107
- Median age62.4
- Population under 1826 plus or minus 24
- Share under 189.8 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Population 65 and over120 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over45.5 percent plus or minus 23.0
- Households123 plus or minus 47
- Family households97 plus or minus 42
- Share of households that are families78.9 percent plus or minus 16.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Centre Island
- Median household income$218,036 plus or minus $89,525
- Per capita income$193,178 plus or minus $89,276
- Civilian labor force142 plus or minus 57
- Employed128 plus or minus 53
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate9.9 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over234 plus or minus 91
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.0 percent plus or minus 44.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher54.7 percent plus or minus 28.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree30.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Centre Island
- Housing units187 plus or minus 65
- Occupied units123 plus or minus 47
- Vacant units64 plus or minus 38
- Vacancy rate34.2 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Owner occupied114 plus or minus 44
- Renter occupied9 plus or minus 11
- Ownership rate92.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$2,000,000 plus or minus $681,223
- Single family units187 plus or minus 64
- Share single family100.0 percent plus or minus 48.9
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Centre Island gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute110 plus or minus 46
- Commuting under 15 minutes18 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.4 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more79 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more71.8 percent
- Drove alone60.2 percent
- Carpooled12.5 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Public transport2.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Walked10.9 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Worked from home14.1 percent plus or minus 10.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Centre Island
- NFIP communityVillage of Centre Island
- NFIP community number360461
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/11/09
The Village of Centre Island participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 360461 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Nassau County, not Centre Island
Nassau County context, not Centre 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 Centre 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.
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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
Centre Island questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Centre Island, New York?
264, in 123 households. Centre Island village covers 1.09 square miles of land, which is 242 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Centre 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 Centre Island?
$218,036. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $2,000,000. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Centre Island in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Centre Island appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Centre Island, village of, community 360461, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Centre 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 Centre Island.
Is zoning published for Centre Island?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.