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Population (year 2000): 4,228. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,035 (+19.1% change)
Males: 1,963 (46.4%), Females: 2,265 (53.6%)
Nassau County
Zip code:
11568
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $155,749 (year 2000)
Median house value: $1,000,001 (year 2000)
Races in Old Westbury:
- White Non-Hispanic (65.5%)
- Black (14.2%)
- Hispanic (7.1%)
- Asian Indian (5.5%)
- Chinese (3.8%)
- Other race (3.7%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- Korean (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (12.9%), United States
(8.0%), Russian (7.8%), Polish (5.8%), German (5.5%), West
Indian (3.8%).
Land area: 8.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Old Westbury
- High school or higher: 94.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 63.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 33.8%
- Unemployed: 21.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 36.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Old Westbury village
- Never married: 31.7%
- Now married: 61.4%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 2.9%
- Divorced: 2.4%
19.6% Foreign born (9.0% Asia, 5.7% Latin
America, 4.1% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +304 (+7.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Old Westbury:
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; MINEOLA,
NY)
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; ROSLYN, NY)
- NASSAU COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; EAST
MEADOW, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Old
Westbury:
- REPUBLIC (about 15 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; ID: FRG)
- JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (about 16 miles; NEW YORK, NY;
ID: JFK)
- LA GUARDIA (about 19 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: LGA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Old Westbury:
- SANDS POINT (about 8 miles; PORT WASHINGTON, NY; ID:
7N3)
- EVERS (about 15 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: 6N6)
- FLUSHING (about 16 miles; NEW YORK/FLUSHING/, NY;
ID: FLU)
Amtrak stations near Old Westbury:
- 16 miles: NEW ROCHELLE (DEPOT PLAZA NORTH).
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi
stand, public transit connection.
- 17 miles: KENNEDY AIRPORT NEW YORK (QUEENS, ) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, snack bar and vending
machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, car rental agency, taxi stand.
- 19 miles: STAMFORD (WASHINGTON BLVD. & E. STATE
ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term
parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental
service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Old Westbury:
- NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY
(Full-time enrollment: 4,459; Location: NORTHERN BLVD;
Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.nyit.edu; Offers
Master's degree)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT OLD WESTBURY (FT enrollment:
2,594; Location: 223 STORE HILL RD; Public)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Old Westbury:
- HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 2 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY;
Full-time enrollment: 10,842)
- LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-C W POST CAMPUS (about 3
miles; BROOKVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 6,605)
- NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; GARDEN
CITY, NY; FT enrollment: 13,710)
- ADELPHI UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; GARDEN CITY, NY;
FT enrollment: 4,074)
- SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 12
miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,831)
- CUNY QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12
miles; NEW YORK, NY; FT enrollment: 7,431)
- ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY-NEW YORK (about 15 miles;
JAMAICA, NY; FT enrollment: 15,070)
Public high schools in Old Westbury:
- WESTBURY SHS (Students: 1,054; Location: 1
POST RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WHEATLEY SCHOOL (Students: 696; Location: 11
BACON RD; Grades: 08 - 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Old Westbury:
- OLD WESTBURY SCHOOL OF HOLY CH (Students:
142; Location: 25 STORE HILL ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- WHISPERING PINES SDA ELEMENTAR (Students: 94;
Location: 211 JERICHO TURNPIKE; Grades: KG - 8)
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