Glen Cove, New York demographics

Glen Cove, NY demographics: median age 44.0; 42.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Glen Cove city, New York · Incorporated city · GEOID 3629113. The survey estimates a population of 28,112 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Glen Cove is 44.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.4 years. There are 11,095 households (±468). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	44.0 ±2.4	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,112
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	4,698 ±710	16.7% ±2.5 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	6,324 ±737	22.5% ±2.6 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	10,692 ±996	38.0% ±3.5 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	6,398 ±586	22.8% ±2.1 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,112
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	13,582 ±512	48.3% ±1.8 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	14,530 ±511	51.7% ±1.8 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,112
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	16,139 ±1,317	57.4% ±4.7 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,456 ±750 · low precision	5.2% ±2.7 pp · low precision	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	193 ±174 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,563 ±425	5.6% ±1.5 pp	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	30 ±47 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	4,040 ±1,285	14.4% ±4.6 pp	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,691 ±1,060	16.7% ±3.8 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,112
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,822 ±1,243	67.0% ±4.4 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9,290 ±1,244	33.0% ±4.4 pp	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,095
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	5,108 ±425	46.0% ±3.3 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	465 ±238 · low precision	4.2% ±2.1 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,504 ±384	13.6% ±3.4 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,217 ±525	29.0% ±4.6 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	801 ±206	7.2% ±1.8 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,095
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,760 ±352	24.9% ±3.0 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	8,335 ±702	75.1% ±5.5 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,095
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,217 ±525	29.0% ±4.6 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,452 ±432	31.1% ±3.7 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,747 ±302	15.7% ±2.6 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,725 ±364	15.5% ±3.2 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	625 ±272	5.6% ±2.4 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	183 ±118 · low precision	1.6% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	146 ±87 · low precision	1.3% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,112
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	19,847 ±890	70.6% ±3.2 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	8,265 ±891	29.4% ±3.2 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 26,792
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	15,789 ±1,194	58.9% ±4.4 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	7,551 ±1,142	28.2% ±4.3 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	27 ±29 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	92 ±60 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	507 ±211	1.9% ±0.8 pp	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,418 ±531	9.0% ±2.0 pp	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	78 ±70 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	143 ±105 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	45 ±44 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	16 ±20 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	41 ±49 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	85 ±67 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 21,229
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,639 ±750	12.4% ±3.5 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,421 ±711	25.5% ±3.3 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,048 ±498	14.4% ±2.3 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,153 ±250	5.4% ±1.2 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5,427 ±663	25.6% ±3.0 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,541 ±542	16.7% ±2.5 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 27,959
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	24,927 ±703	89.2% ±2.5 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,781 ±613	6.4% ±2.2 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	716 ±313	2.6% ±1.1 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	289 ±159 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	246 ±178 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.8% of Glen Cove residents (±2.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 92.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Glen Cove	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.8% ±2.0 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.5% ±2.2 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.8% ±0.9 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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