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New York·Nassau County
3 tracts·18K people·$707K median·4,795/mi²
White 83 · Hispanic 10 · Asian 4 · Multiracial 2 · Black 1 · Other 1
Married couple 71 · Other 18 · Living alone 11
Health 26 · Retail 21 · Professional 20 · Leisure 16 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 1 · Other 8
Management · business · science · arts 54 · Sales · office 18 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 7 · Production · transport 5
Drive alone 65 · Work from home 18 · Transit 12 · Carpool 7 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Wantagh is $706,600 (Census ACS) — 1.5× the US median of $458,812.
Wantagh has 18,365 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.2; the population is 83.4% White, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% Asian, 2.1% Multiracial, 0.6% Black and 0.6% Other; the average household has 3.1 people; 54.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.1% (Census ACS).
MANDALAY SCHOOL (65%), FOREST LAKE SCHOOL (64%) and WANTAGH SCHOOL (58%) lead the elementary schools; WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL is the middle school with reported scores (57%); WANTAGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the high school with reported scores (87%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,270/month, 44% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Wantagh is $179,362 a year, 108% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Wantagh, median rent is $2,270/month and the median home value is $706,600 (Census ACS).
Wantagh reported 1.7 violent crimes and 13.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Nassau, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 109 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 46 inches; snowfall averages 22 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wantagh are earthquake (68), inland flooding (65) and ice storm (65), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Wantagh, 0.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).