Moving to East Meadow, New York
Population: 37,461
Males: 18,594 (49.6%), Females: 18,867 (50.4%)
Nassau County
Zip code: 11554
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $67,185
Median house value: $214,300
Population by Race
Races in East Meadow:
- White Non-Hispanic (81.0%)
- Hispanic (7.0%)
- Black (4.3%)
- Asian Indian (2.9%)
- Other race (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Filipino (1.2%)
- Chinese (1.2%)
- Other Asian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (28.5%), Irish (17.5%), German (11.8%), Polish (8.8%), Russian (5.8%), United States (5.0%).
Land area: 6.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in East Meadow
- High school or higher: 86.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 29.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.8%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in East Meadow CDP
- Never married: 21.7%
- Now married: 63.9%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 7.9%
- Divorced: 5.3%
14.5% Foreign born (5.4% Europe, 5.2% Asia, 3.5% Latin America).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in East Meadow:
- NASSAU COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (2201 HEMPSTEAD TNPK)
Other hospitals/medical centers near East Meadow:
- ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY)
- ST JOHNS ESPISCOPAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY)
- NEW ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; BETHPAGE, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to East Meadow:
- REPUBLIC (about 11 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Abbreviation: FRG)
- JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (about 16 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JFK)
- LA GUARDIA (about 22 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: LGA)
Other public-use airports nearest to East Meadow:
- SANDS POINT (about 13 miles; PORT WASHINGTON, NY; Abbreviation: 7N3)
- FLUSHING (about 19 miles; NEW YORK/FLUSHING/, NY; Abbreviation: FLU)
- EVERS (about 19 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: 6N6)
Amtrak station near East Meadow:
- 17 miles: KENNEDY AIRPORT NEW YORK (QUEENS, ) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar and vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East Meadow:
- HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 10,842)
- NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; GARDEN CITY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 13,710)
- ADELPHI UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; GARDEN CITY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,074)
- NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about 6 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,459)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT OLD WESTBURY (about 6 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
- SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 8 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,831)
- LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-C W POST CAMPUS (about 9 miles; BROOKVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,605)
Schools
Public high school in East Meadow:
- EAST MEADOW HS (Students: 1,657; Location: 101 CARMAN AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in East Meadow:
- WOODLAND MS (Students: 1,332; Location: 690 WENWOOD DR; Grades: 06 – 08)
- BARNUM WOODS SCHOOL (Students: 877; Location: 500 MAY LN; Grades: KG – 05)
- MCVEY ES (Students: 832; Location: 2201 DEVON ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- PARKWAY SCHOOL (Students: 544; Location: 465 BELLMORE RD; Grades: KG – 05)
- MEADOWBROOK ES (Students: 484; Location: 241 OLD WESTBURY RD; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in East Meadow:
- ST ELIZABETH ANN SETON RGNL SC (Students: 433; Location: 600 NEWBRIDGE ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
- BIG CHIEF NURSERY SCHOOL & CAM (Students: 16; Location: 2427 N JERUSALEM RD; Grades: KG – KG)
Libraries
Library in East Meadow:
- EAST MEADOW PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,903,202; Location: 1886 FRONT STREET; 315,203 books; 13,817 audio materials; 9,944 video materials; 1,225 serial subscriptions)