Lake Grove, New York demographics

Lake Grove, NY demographics: median age 40.1; 43.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Lake Grove village, New York · Incorporated village · GEOID 3640530. The survey estimates a population of 11,061 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Lake Grove is 40.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.2 years. There are 3,775 households (±266). 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 40.1 ±3.2 39.8 ±0.1 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,061
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Under 18 2,493 ±521 22.5% ±4.7 pp 20.5% 22.0%
18–34 2,339 ±346 21.1% ±3.1 pp 23.1% 22.8%
35–64 4,283 ±504 38.7% ±4.6 pp 38.5% 38.0%
65 and older 1,946 ±275 17.6% ±2.5 pp 17.9% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,061
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Male 5,731 ±336 51.8% ±3.0 pp 48.8% 49.5%
Female 5,330 ±344 48.2% ±3.1 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: 11,061
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
White alone 8,154 ±715 73.7% ±6.5 pp 55.2% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 150 ±122 · low precision 1.4% ±1.1 pp · low precision 14.4% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 13 ±22 · low precision 0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.6% 0.9%
Asian alone 1,214 ±532 11.0% ±4.8 pp 9.1% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.0% 0.2%
Some other race alone 397 ±214 · low precision 3.6% ±1.9 pp · low precision 10.4% 7.1%
Two or more races 1,133 ±599 · low precision 10.2% ±5.4 pp · low precision 10.3% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,061
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 9,764 ±630 88.3% ±5.7 pp 80.2% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1,297 ±631 11.7% ±5.7 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: 3,775
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Married-couple family 2,012 ±205 53.3% ±3.9 pp 42.5% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 291 ±174 · low precision 7.7% ±4.6 pp · low precision 5.2% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 407 ±131 10.8% ±3.4 pp 13.7% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 830 ±227 22.0% ±5.8 pp 31.1% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 235 ±85 6.2% ±2.2 pp 7.6% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,775
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Households with people under 18 1,204 ±173 31.9% ±4.0 pp 27.3% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 2,571 ±369 68.1% ±8.5 pp 72.7% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,775
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 830 ±227 22.0% ±5.8 pp 31.1% 28.7%
Two-person households 984 ±189 26.1% ±4.6 pp 31.5% 33.8%
Three-person households 644 ±193 17.1% ±5.0 pp 15.5% 15.3%
Four-person households 765 ±151 20.3% ±3.7 pp 12.4% 12.6%
Five-person households 399 ±177 10.6% ±4.6 pp 5.6% 5.9%
Six-person households 136 ±71 · low precision 3.6% ±1.9 pp · low precision 2.2% 2.2%
Seven or more people 17 ±30 · low precision 0.5% ±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: 11,061
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Native 9,388 ±353 84.9% ±3.2 pp 77.2% 85.9%
Foreign born 1,673 ±358 15.1% ±3.2 pp 22.8% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 10,615
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
English only 8,729 ±482 82.2% ±4.3 pp 69.1% 77.7%
Spanish 278 ±132 2.6% ±1.2 pp 14.8% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 19 ±25 · low precision 0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision 1.5% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 5 ±8 · low precision 0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision 1.5% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 83 ±81 · low precision 0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision 2.0% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 821 ±305 7.7% ±2.9 pp 4.0% 2.0%
Korean 118 ±117 · low precision 1.1% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 170 ±135 · low precision 1.6% ±1.3 pp · low precision 3.2% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 70 ±55 · low precision 0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 108 ±75 · low precision 1.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision 0.9% 1.1%
Arabic 146 ±161 · low precision 1.4% ±1.5 pp · low precision 0.7% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 68 ±70 · low precision 0.6% ±0.7 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: 7,509
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Less than high school graduate 406 ±133 5.4% ±1.8 pp 12.0% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 2,348 ±406 31.3% ±5.1 pp 24.3% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 999 ±254 13.3% ±3.3 pp 14.6% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 514 ±134 6.8% ±1.7 pp 8.8% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 1,834 ±363 24.4% ±4.6 pp 22.4% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 1,408 ±264 18.8% ±3.4 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: 10,887
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Same house 10,142 ±241 93.2% ±2.0 pp 90.1% 87.7%
Moved within same county 444 ±159 4.1% ±1.5 pp 5.1% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 133 ±64 1.2% ±0.6 pp 2.6% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 137 ±127 · low precision 1.3% ±1.2 pp · low precision 1.5% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 31 ±28 · low precision 0.3% ±0.3 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

4.0% of Lake Grove residents (±2.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 96.4% 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 Lake Grove New York U.S. Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 4.0% ±2.7 pp · low precision 5.1% 8.4% Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households 96.4% ±9.2 pp 90.8% 91.0% Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 2.8% ±1.0 pp 3.7% 6.2% Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Lake Grove . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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