What is the median household income in Plainedge, NY?

The median household income in Plainedge, NY is $158,214 (±$17,431) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $3,378 a month would take about $135,100 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

In Plainedge, the median household income went from $123,500 in 2015–2019 to $158,214 in 2020–2024 (+28.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median household income
$158,214 (±$17,431)
Median renter income
$138,958 (±$59,699)
Income to afford median rent
about $135,100

Income in Plainedge against Nassau County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
PlainedgeNassau CountyNew YorkUnited States
Median household income$158,214 (±$17,431)$146,202 (±$1,472)$85,974 (±$402)$80,734
Median renter household income$138,958 (±$59,699)$77,626 (±$3,199)$57,803 (±$395)$52,966
Median owner household income$160,402 (±$20,784)$164,310 (±$2,130)$114,563 (±$568)$100,009
Median gross rent$3,378 (±$568)$2,252 (±$41)$1,621 (±$7)$1,413

In Plainedge, median household income is not measurably different from Nassau County ($146,202).

It is also higher than in New York ($85,974).

It is higher than the national figure ($80,734).

In Nassau County, Plainedge ranks 25 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 70 of 407.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How much you need to earn to rent in Plainedge

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $3,378 a month ($40,536 a year) needs an income of about $135,100 a year.

The median renting household in Plainedge earns $138,958 a year.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median household income$123,500 (±$14,770)$158,214 (±$17,431)+28.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median gross rent$1,946 (±$694)$3,378 (±$568)+73.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$430,700 (±$11,688)$615,800 (±$13,718)+43.0%Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median household income in places near Plainedge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plainedge
PlaceDistanceMedian household incomeCompared with this place
Plainedge—$158,214 (±$17,431)—
North Massapequa1.5 mi$148,654 (±$11,859)Not measurably different
South Farmingdale1.6 mi$155,072 (±$14,594)Not measurably different
Village of Farmingdale1.7 mi$122,980 (±$14,873)Lower
Bethpage1.8 mi$122,257 (±$21,770)Lower
Levittown1.9 mi$146,068 (±$7,312)Not measurably different
Old Bethpage2.1 mi$195,202 (±$47,683)Not measurably different
North Wantagh2.9 mi$156,738 (±$13,393)Not measurably different
Village of Massapequa Park3.3 mi$171,953 (±$15,471)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Farmingdale, NY ($122,980), Bethpage, NY ($122,257).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Nassau County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian household income
19Manhasset$165,932 (±$34,070)
20Manhasset Hills$165,536 (±$29,606)
21West Hempstead$164,127 (±$11,853)
22Salisbury (community)$162,478 (±$36,530)
23Bellmore$161,674 (±$8,076)
24North Merrick$161,554 (±$17,578)
25Plainedge$158,214 (±$17,431)
26East Atlantic Beach$157,468 (±$28,336)
27North Wantagh$156,738 (±$13,393)
28South Hempstead$156,023 (±$44,961)
29New Cassel$155,443 (±$21,123)
30South Farmingdale$155,072 (±$14,594)
31Locust Valley$152,472 (±$30,984)

Showing 13 of 62 places in Nassau County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Plainedge is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Oyster Bay, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Plainedge

What is the median household income in Plainedge?

The median household income in Plainedge is $158,214 (±$17,431) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Plainedge?

About $135,100 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $3,378 a month.

Have incomes in Plainedge kept up with inflation?

In Plainedge, the median household income went from $123,500 in 2015–2019 to $158,214 in 2020–2024 (+28.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

What do renters earn in Plainedge?

The median renting household in Plainedge, NY earns $138,958 (±$59,699) a year.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Plainedge CDP, New York (place:58409, in state:36).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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