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Wantagh, NY vs Massapequa Park, NY

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- Massapequa Park is 0% more densely populated than Wantagh.
- People are 11.0% more likely to be married in Massapequa Park.
- The Median Age is 3.3 years older in Massapequa Park.
 Wantagh, NYMassapequa Park, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock17,149329,725,481
 Female Population49.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.638.4
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 Population - 201017,981  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,499285,036,114
 Population - 199018,567  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-0.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock7,823.593.4
 Land Area3.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wantagh, NYMassapequa Park, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Wantagh, NYMassapequa Park, NYUnited States
 White88.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian1.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wantagh, NYMassapequa Park, NYUnited States
 Married Population55.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock61.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.1%50.2%
 Never Married30.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.922.60
 Households5,858  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,81180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children38.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock50.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,056  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock4.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Wantagh    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Desirable town. The beach is literally in your backyard and there are no bad surrounding towns, which make it very safe. My neighborhood is a good mix of young  More

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Over 13 years ago

Having lived in Wantagh all my life, I can tell you it is a great place to raise a family, as long as you can afford it. Home prices property taxes and make the price  More

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Wantagh, NY is on Long Island's south shore, lying in Nassau County, in fact a few miles from Jones Beach. Unfortunately it is expensive to live here with taxes reaching  More

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Reviews for Massapequa Park    3 Reviews

Hi There, If you are in the market for a home in Massapequa's or elsewhere, please feel free to contact me. As a licenced real estate professional that will get  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hi, I agreed with every thing the previous posting said, except for the "nastiness of people". My husband and I have lived in Massapequa Park for seven years. New  More

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We've lived in Massapequa Park for 6 years, and it's a nice place to raise a family. It's a predominately Irish and Italian town. Very few minorities - it's actually a  More

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