North Wantagh, New York
North Wantagh, New York Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 40°41′52″N 73°30′21″W / 40.69778, -73.50583
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Nassau
Area
- Total	1.8 sq mi (4.8 km²)
- Land	1.8 sq mi (4.8 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	33 ft (10 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	12,156
- Density	6,592.0/sq mi (2,545.2/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	11793
Area code(s)	516
FIPS code	36-53792
GNIS feature ID	0958941

North Wantagh is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 12,156 at the 2000 census.

Geography

North Wantagh is located at 40°41′52″N, 73°30′21″W (40.697912, -73.505748)US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31..

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.8 km²), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.8 km²) of it is land and 0.54% is water.

Demographics

As of the censusAmerican FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. of 2000, there were 12,156 people, 4,332 households, and 3,404 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6,592.0 per square mile (2,550.8/km²). There were 4,374 housing units at an average density of 2,371.9/sq mi (917.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.00% White, 0.45% African American, 0.01% Native American, 1.82% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.80% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.57% of the population.

There were 4,332 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.1% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $70,252, and the median income for a family was $76,345. Males had a median income of $53,295 versus $37,005 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $30,214. About 1.4% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

External links

• North Wantagh, New York is at coordinates 40°41′53″N 73°30′21″W / 40.697912, -73.505748 (North Wantagh, New York)Coordinates: 40°41′53″N 73°30′21″W / 40.697912, -73.505748 (North Wantagh, New York)

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