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11553Uniondale, New York

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 11553.

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How this area ranks
Housing affordabilityTop 45% of 4,553 published ZIP areas79
ClimateTop 50% of 4,621 published ZIP areas70
Physical resilienceTop 7% of 4,554 published ZIP areas93
AccessTop 27% of 4,623 published ZIP areas98
Economic stabilityTop 37% of 4,591 published ZIP areas66
The quick read

Natural-hazard exposure is lower than in most comparable published ZIP profiles, placing 11553 in the top 7% for physical resilience.

A major airport is 11 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

At a glance

Population
27,875
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$121,127
Top 9% nationally
Density
8,609/sq mi
3.2 sq mi of land
Median age
37.9
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Uniondale
New York
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Nearest major airport
JFK
11 mi · John F Kennedy Intl
Median home value
$511,600
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Household income is higher than at least 91% of measured US ZIP areas.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$12,424$121,127Top 9%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$2,309$37,503Top 47%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate9.6%Bottom 45%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute34.7 minTop 19%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%Bottom 49%2024 ACS 5-Year
Labor force participation64.1%Top 36%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$86,310Top 12%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$61,430Top 13%2025 OEWS
Median household income, successive ACS releases
2021202220232024121k92k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $121,127 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Home Health and Personal Care Aides644,700$39,680
Retail Salespersons202,080$38,280
Registered Nurses197,740$119,720
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners183,030$42,840
General and Operations Managers177,850$157,000
Cashiers173,830$35,950

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $2,123 takes 21% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 4.2 times median household income here, above the historic benchmark of about three times income.

Rent as a share of income
21.0%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
4.2×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$2,123
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$511,600
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income4.22Top 25%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate72.2%Bottom 34%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±4677,432Top 21%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$270$2,123Top 6%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$28,179$511,600Top 12%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income21.0%Top 30%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate3.1%Bottom 13%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →

No building-permit activity is published for this location by the Census Building Permits Survey.

Weather & climate

6 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 83°F and January a low of 25°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 38.3 inches.

10°30°50°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station FARMINGDALE AP, 9.4 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND3.7"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation38.3"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low25°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high83°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months61991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing43°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

93 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are earthquake, hurricane and coastal flooding.

Ice stormModerate
Coastal floodingElevated
EarthquakeElevated
HurricaneElevated
LandslideModerate

Low or minimal exposure: winter weather, inland flooding, lightning, strong wind, heat wave, cold wave, tornado, wildfire, hail, drought.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

4 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 11 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
John F Kennedy IntlJFK11 mi14,511 ft
Newark Liberty IntlEWR30 mi9,999 ft
New York Stewart IntlSWF61 mi11,817 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

11553 vs Uniondale

How this ZIP area compares with Uniondale as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.

11553
Uniondale
Median household income
$121,127
vs
$124,684
Per capita income
$37,503
vs
$41,562
Population density
8,609/sq mi
vs
5,804/sq mi
Median home value
$511,600
vs
$539,000
Median gross rent
$2,123
vs
$2,494
Homeownership rate
72.2%
vs
69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher
22.9%
vs
27.3%
Poverty rate
9.6%
vs
9.2%
Median age
37.9
vs
37.1

Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.