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Population (year 2000): 15,854
Males: 7,455 (47.0%), Females: 8,399 (53.0%)
Nassau County
Zip code:
11575
Median resident age: 31.5 years
Median household income: $56,715 (year 2000)
Median house value: $153,700 (year 2000)
Races in Roosevelt:
- Black (79.0%)
- Hispanic (16.2%)
- Other race (8.3%)
- Two or more races (3.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (2.9%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: West Indian (14.8%), United States
(3.5%), Subsaharan African (2.0%).
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Roosevelt
- High school or higher: 70.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 33.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Roosevelt CDP
- Never married: 40.1%
- Now married: 40.5%
- Separated: 5.0%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 7.8%
24.6% Foreign born (23.0% Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Roosevelt:
- ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY)
- ST JOHNS ESPISCOPAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles;
HEMPSTEAD, NY)
- NASSAU COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; EAST
MEADOW, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Roosevelt:
- JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (about 13 miles; NEW YORK, NY;
ID: JFK)
- REPUBLIC (about 14 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; ID: FRG)
- LA GUARDIA (about 21 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: LGA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Roosevelt:
- SANDS POINT (about 14 miles; PORT WASHINGTON, NY;
ID: 7N3)
- FLUSHING (about 18 miles; NEW YORK/FLUSHING/, NY;
ID: FLU)
- EVERS (about 19 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: 6N6)
Amtrak station near Roosevelt:
- 14 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.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Roosevelt:
- NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; GARDEN
CITY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 13,710)
- ADELPHI UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; GARDEN CITY, NY;
FT enrollment: 4,074)
- HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY; FT
enrollment: 10,842)
- NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about
8 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 4,459)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT OLD WESTBURY (about 8 miles; OLD
WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,594)
- LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-C W POST CAMPUS (about 10
miles; BROOKVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 6,605)
- SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 11
miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,831)
Public high school in Roosevelt:
- ROOSEVELT HS (Students: 1,134; Location:
WAGNER AVE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Roosevelt:
- WASHINGTON ROSE SCHOOL (Students: 476;
Location: WASHINGTON AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- CENTENNIAL AVE SCHOOL (Students: 445;
Location: CENTENNIAL AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- ULYSSES BYAS ES (Students: 420; Location:
UNDERHILL AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- ROOSEVELT CHILDREN'S ACAD CHARTER SC
(Students: 298; Location: 105 PLEASANT AVE; Grades: KG -
05)
- HARRY D. DANIELS SCHOOL (Students: 290;
Location: OAKWOOD AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- PRE-K SCHOOL (Students: 117; Location: BAUER
AVE; Grades: PK - PK)
Private primary/middle schools in Roosevelt:
- MISS SHELLEY'S UPWARD PREP SCH (Students:
306; Location: 66 NASS RD PO BOX 442; Grades: PK - 4)
- CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER (Students: 179;
Location: 380 WASHINGTON AVE; Grades: UG - UG)
- BUNDLE OF JOY KNDG (Students: 24; Location:
165 ELLESON AVENUE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Roosevelt:
- ROOSEVELT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,243,602; Location: 27 WEST FULTON AVENUE; 77,007
books; 2,206 audio materials; 1,126 video materials; 123
serial subscriptions)
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