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People QuickFacts |
Valley Stream |
New York |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
35,477 | 19,306,183 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-2.3% | 1.7% |
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Population, 2000 |
36,368 | 18,976,457 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
5.8% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
23.5% | 24.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
16.3% | 12.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.3% | 51.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
78.8% | 67.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
7.5% | 15.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
6.9% | 5.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.5% | 3.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
12.3% | 15.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
69.9% | 61.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
19.6% | 20.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
26.6% | 28.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
86.2% | 79.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
24.9% | 27.4% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
33.9 | 31.7 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
12,688 | 7,679,307 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
80.3% | 53.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$199,800 | $148,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
12,484 | 7,056,860 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.91 | 2.61 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$63,243 | $43,393 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$25,636 | $23,389 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
3.5% | 14.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Valley Stream |
New York |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
483,712 | 343,663,041 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
849,921 | 178,067,530 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$23,471 | $9,291 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 27,835,952 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
4,100 | 1,707,168 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.5% | 7.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
10.6% | 8.5% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
9.8% | 9.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
13.8% | 29.6% |
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