11804 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 11804, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

11804 is a zip code in Nassau County, New York, which covers Oyster Bay, with a total population of 4,594 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 11804 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 11804.

The estimated population of people living in 11804 is 4,594, with a median age of 42.2.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 11804 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
4,594
 -0.97% -6.09%
2020
4,639
 -0.69% -
2019
4,671
 -4.98% -
2018
4,916
+0.49%
-
2017
4,892
 - -

Population of 11804 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 11804 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
76.5%
90%
 -15.00%
Black/African American
0.3%
0%
 0.00%
Native
0%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
3%
2.1%
 +42.86%
Asian
18.5%
6.7%
 +176.12%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.7%
1.2%
 +41.67%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 11804 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 11804 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 11804 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 11804 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 42.2 +3.18% 40.2 +13.24% 42.5 -4.71%
2020 40.9 -8.09% 35.5 -17.44% 44.6 -4.09%
2019 44.5 -1.77% 43 -3.8% 46.5 -0.21%
2018 45.3 -1.52% 44.7 -1.32% 46.6 +0.43%
2017 46 - 45.3 - 46.4 -

The median age of the 11804 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 11804 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 294 +31.32% 202 +38.75% 380 282
10 to 19 366 +9.41% 359 -17.17% 398 297
20 to 29 189 -13.24% 225 -44.06% 152 115
30 to 39 186 +35.94% 286 +22.38% 236 320
40 to 49 324 -12.58% 308 +2.36% 270 315
50 to 59 554 -32.4% 452 -34.45% 380 310
60 to 69 214 +38.38% 293 +2.99% 303 296
70+ 291 -24.87% 349 -7.56% 224 316

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 11804 zip code is $154,483.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 11804.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $188,625.00
  • 45 to 64
    $161,983.00
  • 65 and over
    $94,773.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 11804 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 11804, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 11804 is currently $184,540.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

31.90% of households in 11804 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 11804 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    8.74%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    9.02%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    7.17%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    10.31%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    12.64%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    20.22%
  • $200,000 or more
    31.90%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 11804 is $62,766.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 11804 by the total population of 11804.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 11804 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 11804 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    28.76%
  • Bachelor's degree
    45.00%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    4.25%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    21.02%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.97%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 11804 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 11804 zip over the age of 16 is 3,550.

Of those people, a total of 65.40% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 11804 is 64.00%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 11804 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 313 27.50% 0.00%
20 to 24 years 80 62.50% 0.00%
25 to 29 years 187 100.00% 0.00%
30 to 34 years 299 97.30% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 575 74.30% 6.30%
45 to 54 years 643 84.80% 0.00%
55 to 59 years 314 93.30% 3.40%
60 to 64 years 373 69.70% 4.60%
65 to 74 years 405 38.50% 0.00%
75 years and over 361 6.90% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 11804. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 2,917 65.60% 2.60%
Black or African American 15 80.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 543 66.10% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 0 0.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 75 45.30% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 88 73.90% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 2,876 65.50% 2.60%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 11804 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 11804 is 2,271, with median earnings of $68,919.00.

Women in 11804 are earning approximately 55.70% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 2,271 $68,919.00
Male 1,247 $90,982.00
Female 1,024 $50,714.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 11804 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 465 $52,957.00
Business and Financial 232 $133,333.00
Computer and Mathematical 91 $128,319.00
Architecture and Engineering 40 $154,375.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 6 $0.00
Community and Social Service 10 $0.00
Legal 71 $124,659.00
Educational and Library 186 $76,250.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 52 $6,912.00
Healthcare Practitioners 182 $88,958.00
Healthcare Support 62 $55,500.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 27 $0.00
Law Enforcement 63 $151,094.00
Food Preparation and Serving 34 $12,000.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 10 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 75 $28,472.00
Sales 277 $68,935.00
Office and Administrative Support 243 $43,819.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 31 $116,250.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 38 $39,167.00
Production 61 $33,208.00
Transportation and Material Moving 7 $0.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 11804 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 11804.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 220 $111,838.00 245 $46,382.00
Business and Financial 165 $133,523.00 67 $133,036.00
Computer and Mathematical 48 $129,569.00 43 $103,068.00
Architecture and Engineering 40 $154,375.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 6 $0.00 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 0 $0.00 10 $0.00
Legal 55 $131,625.00 16 $0.00
Educational and Library 0 $0.00 186 $76,250.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 34 $0.00 18 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 103 $82,169.00 79 $131,375.00
Healthcare Support 23 $0.00 39 $23,977.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 27 $0.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 63 $151,094.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 19 $0.00 15 $0.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 10 $0.00 0 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 45 $10,104.00 30 $31,364.00
Sales 180 $93,621.00 97 $61,202.00
Office and Administrative Support 81 $68,698.00 162 $37,045.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 31 $116,250.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 38 $39,167.00 0 $0.00
Production 52 $0.00 9 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 7 $0.00 0 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 1,464 households in 11804, with an average household size of 3.12 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 1,257 families living in the 11804 zip code with an average family size of 3.45 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 11804:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 1,090 55 112 207
Average Household Size 3.49 3.78 3.04 1.06
Total Families 1,090 55 112 0
Average Household Size 3.49 3.4 3.04 0

Poverty

Of the 1,257 families living in 11804, 1.00% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 11804:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 1,514 housing units in 11804.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 1,464 96.70%
Vacant 50 3.30%

6.14% of the total 1,514 housing units in 11804 are rental units. This is approximately 93 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 1,348 are occupied by the owner - or 89.04% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 11804 is $0.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 11804 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    23
  • Less than $500
    46
  • $500 to $999
    9
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    12
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    0
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    26

Property Value

The median value of a property in 11804 is $636,900.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 11804 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    0
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    14
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    0
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    0
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    19
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    301
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    959
  • $1,000,000 or more
    55

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 11804. The chart below shows the number of properties in 11804 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    90
  • 1940 to 1949
    13
  • 1950 to 1959
    847
  • 1960 to 1969
    434
  • 1970 to 1979
    109
  • 1980 to 1989
    0
  • 1990 to 1999
    21
  • 2000 to 2009
    0
  • 2010 to 2013
    0
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 11804 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    148
  • 1 vehicle available
    259
  • 2 vehicles available
    665
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    392

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 11804 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 11804 that commute to work in a particular way.

32.5 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 11804.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    21
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    101
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    233
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    215
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    174
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    174
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    565
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    39
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    19
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    73
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    179
  • 90 or more minutes
    176

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 11804 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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