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Wantagh Information

Population (year 2000): 18,971
Males: 9,243 (48.7%), Females: 9,728 (51.3%)

County: Nassau

Land area: 3.8 square miles

Zip code: 11793

Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $83,916 (year 2000)
Median house value: $251,000 (year 2000)

Races in Wantagh:

• White Non-Hispanic (94.0%)
  

• Hispanic (3.3%)
  

• Chinese (0.9%)
  

• Two or more races (0.8%)
  

• Asian Indian (0.5%)
  

Ancestries: Italian (31.2%), Irish (27.5%), German (21.7%), Polish (6.0%), English (5.2%), Russian (4.4%).

For population 25 years and over in Wantagh:

• High school or higher: 91.6%
  

• Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.4%
  

• Graduate or professional degree: 15.7%
  

• Unemployed: 3.1%
  

• Mean travel time to work: 35.7 minutes
  

For population 15 years and over in Wantagh CDP:

• Never married: 21.4%
  

• Now married: 68.1%
  

• Separated: 0.7%
  

• Widowed: 6.7%
  

• Divorced: 3.2%