What is the population of East Meadow CDP?

East Meadow CDP has 35,806 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #31 of 1,292 in New York.

What is the median household income in East Meadow CDP?

Median household income in East Meadow CDP is $128,770 a year, 64% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in East Meadow CDP?

Median gross rent is $2,539 a month and the median home value is $613,900, so rent absorbs about 23.7% of median household income.

Is East Meadow CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so East Meadow CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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East Meadow, NY population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of East Meadow, New York (East Meadow, NY — Census place “East Meadow CDP”) is 35,806 residents, ranking #31 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $128,770, the median home is worth $613,900 and median gross rent runs $2,539 a month. Looking for the East Meadow New York ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve East Meadow, NY: 11554.

Population: 35,806East Meadow CDP residents
Median household income: $128,770Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $613,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $2,539Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 43.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 89.7%Owner-occupied households

East Meadow ZIP codes (New York)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps East Meadow.

The East Meadow NY ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

11554

What the numbers mean in East Meadow CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the East Meadow CDP median would spend about 23.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.9% of residents and 89.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

East Meadow CDP, NY in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

East Meadow CDP is a small city in New York, with 35,806 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #31 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 97% of them. The median age here is 43.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in East Meadow CDP earn a median of $128,770 a year, 64% above the national figure of $78,538 and 40% above the $91,806 median for the 847 New York cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 6.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in East Meadow CDP is valued at $613,900, 102.3% above the national figure and 94% above the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,539 a month, 80.6% above the national figure, or roughly $30,468 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 89.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of East Meadow CDP?: East Meadow CDP has 35,806 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #31 of 1,292 in New York.
What is the median household income in East Meadow CDP?: Median household income in East Meadow CDP is $128,770 a year, 64% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in East Meadow CDP?: Median gross rent is $2,539 a month and the median home value is $613,900, so rent absorbs about 23.7% of median household income.
Is East Meadow CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so East Meadow CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this East Meadow CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.