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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%