Valley Stream, New York demographics

Valley Stream, NY demographics: median age 40.9; 39.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Valley Stream village, New York · Incorporated village · GEOID 3676705. The survey estimates a population of 40,315 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Valley Stream is 40.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.3 years. There are 12,340 households (±572). 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	40.9 ±1.3	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 40,315
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	7,847 ±867	19.5% ±2.1 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	9,196 ±864	22.8% ±2.1 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	16,374 ±1,258	40.6% ±3.1 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	6,898 ±755	17.1% ±1.9 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 40,315
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	19,206 ±667	47.6% ±1.7 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	21,109 ±671	52.4% ±1.7 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: 40,315
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	10,628 ±1,422	26.4% ±3.5 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	10,682 ±1,480	26.5% ±3.7 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	93 ±70 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	7,937 ±1,270	19.7% ±3.2 pp	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	6,103 ±1,466	15.1% ±3.6 pp	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,872 ±884	12.1% ±2.2 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 40,315
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	30,811 ±1,199	76.4% ±3.0 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9,504 ±1,196	23.6% ±3.0 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: 12,340
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	7,104 ±503	57.6% ±3.1 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	687 ±234	5.6% ±1.9 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,115 ±420	17.1% ±3.3 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,041 ±498	16.5% ±4.0 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	393 ±193	3.2% ±1.6 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,340
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,596 ±391	37.2% ±2.7 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	7,744 ±628	62.8% ±4.2 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,340
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,041 ±498	16.5% ±4.0 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,835 ±416	23.0% ±3.2 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,335 ±407	18.9% ±3.2 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,857 ±450	23.2% ±3.5 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,117 ±290	9.1% ±2.3 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	664 ±211	5.4% ±1.7 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	491 ±182	4.0% ±1.5 pp	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: 40,315
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	23,712 ±1,248	58.8% ±3.1 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	16,603 ±1,254	41.2% ±3.1 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 38,698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	20,743 ±1,552	53.6% ±4.0 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	7,260 ±1,091	18.8% ±2.8 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	2,363 ±797	6.1% ±2.1 pp	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	56 ±47 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	567 ±375 · low precision	1.5% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	4,070 ±1,149	10.5% ±3.0 pp	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	67 ±75 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,153 ±552	3.0% ±1.4 pp	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	61 ±96 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	984 ±644 · low precision	2.5% ±1.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	275 ±211 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	118 ±92 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	981 ±516 · low precision	2.5% ±1.3 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: 28,869
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,061 ±632	10.6% ±2.2 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	7,046 ±1,000	24.4% ±3.4 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,159 ±563	14.4% ±1.9 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,147 ±577	10.9% ±2.0 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	7,244 ±790	25.1% ±2.7 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,212 ±551	14.6% ±1.9 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: 39,942
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	37,183 ±980	93.1% ±2.4 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	826 ±662 · low precision	2.1% ±1.7 pp · low precision	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,629 ±794	4.1% ±2.0 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	174 ±100 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	130 ±125 · 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

3.2% of Valley Stream residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 96.0% 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	Valley Stream	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.2% ±1.0 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	96.0% ±0.7 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.6% ±0.6 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Lower

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 Valley Stream . 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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