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Population (year 2000): 18,971
Males: 9,243 (48.7%), Females: 9,728 (51.3%)
Nassau County
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%).
Land area: 3.8 square miles
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%
5.7% Foreign born (2.9% Europe, 1.2% Asia, 1.2%
Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wantagh:
- NASSAU COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; EAST
MEADOW, NY)
- NEW ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; BETHPAGE, NY)
- BRUNSWICK HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; AMITYVILLE, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wantagh:
- REPUBLIC (about 9 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; ID: FRG)
- JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (about 18 miles; NEW YORK, NY;
ID: JFK)
- LA GUARDIA (about 26 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: LGA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wantagh:
- SANDS POINT (about 18 miles; PORT WASHINGTON, NY;
ID: 7N3)
- FLUSHING (about 23 miles; NEW YORK/FLUSHING/, NY;
ID: FLU)
- EVERS (about 23 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: 6N6)
Amtrak station near Wantagh:
- 20 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
Wantagh:
- SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 6
miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,831)
- HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY; FT
enrollment: 10,842)
- NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; GARDEN
CITY, NY; FT enrollment: 13,710)
- ADELPHI UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; GARDEN CITY, NY;
FT enrollment: 4,074)
- NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about
10 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 4,459)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT OLD WESTBURY (about 10 miles; OLD
WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,594)
- LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-C W POST CAMPUS (about 13
miles; BROOKVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 6,605)
Public high school in Wantagh:
- WANTAGH SHS (Students: 968; Location: 3297
BELTAGH AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wantagh:
- WANTAGH SCHOOL (Students: 866; Location: 1765
BEECH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- WANTAGH MS (Students: 817; Location: 3299
BELTAGH AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FOREST LAKE SCHOOL (Students: 497; Location:
3100 BELTAGH AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- MANDALAY SCHOOL (Students: 430; Location:
2667 BAYVIEW AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- LEE ROAD SCHOOL (Students: 335; Location: 901
LEE RD; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Wantagh:
- MAPLEWOOD SCHOOL (Students: 200; Location:
2166 WANTAGH AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Wantagh:
- WANTAGH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,474,643; Location: 3285 PARK AVENUE; 136,670 books;
3,521 audio materials; 4,400 video materials; 749 serial
subscriptions)
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