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Plainedge, New York: commercial real estate data.
Plainedge is a Census CDP of 8,624 people across 1.40 square miles of land, in Nassau County. Median household income is $158,214, 92.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Plainedge
What Plainedge is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.4 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,143
- 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.
Plainedge
How many people live in Plainedge
- Population8,624
- Median age42.4
- Population under 181,923
- Share under 1822.3 percent
- Population 65 and over1,463
- Share 65 and over17.0 percent
- Households2,762
- Family households2,327
- Share of households that are families84.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plainedge
Income and work in Plainedge
- Median household income$158,214
- Per capita income$58,428
- Civilian labor force4,575
- Employed4,364
- Unemployed211 plus or minus 121
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over6,210
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plainedge
Housing in Plainedge
- Housing units2,835
- Occupied units2,762
- Vacant units73 plus or minus 71
- Vacancy rate2.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Owner occupied2,559
- Renter occupied203 plus or minus 89
- Ownership rate92.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$615,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,378
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Single family units2,752
- Share single family97.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more73 plus or minus 56
- Share in buildings of two or more2.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plainedge
How Plainedge gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,814
- Commuting under 15 minutes868 plus or minus 216
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,717
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.0 percent
- Drove alone72.4 percent
- Carpooled7.2 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport7.6 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home11.3 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nassau County, not Plainedge
Nassau County context, not Plainedge 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 Plainedge.
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
Plainedge questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Plainedge, New York?
8,624, in 2,762 households. Plainedge CDP covers 1.40 square miles of land, which is 6,143 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Plainedge 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 Plainedge?
$158,214. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $615,800. Median gross rent is $3,378 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 Plainedge 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 Plainedge.
Is zoning published for Plainedge?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.