Nesconset, New York

Nesconset, New York
—  CDP  —
Coordinates: 40°50′46″N 73°9′2″W / 40.84611°N 73.15056°W / 40.84611; -73.15056Coordinates: 40°50′46″N 73°9′2″W / 40.84611°N 73.15056°W / 40.84611; -73.15056
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Suffolk
Area
– Total	3.8 sq mi (9.9 km2)
– Land	3.8 sq mi (9.9 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	118 ft (36 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	11,992
– Density	3,133.5/sq mi (1,209.9/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	11767
Area code(s)	631
FIPS code	36-49825
GNIS feature ID	0958373

Nesconset is a census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, United States. The population was 11,992 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Nesconset is located at 40°50′46″N 73°9′2″W / 40.84611°N 73.15056°W / 40.84611; -73.15056 (40.846090, -73.150573)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 11,992 people, 3,964 households, and 3,226 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,133.5 per square mile (1,208.9/km²). There were 4,227 housing units at an average density of 1,104.5/sq mi (426.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.37% White, 0.96% African American, 0.11% Native American, 3.11% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.36% of the population.

There were 3,964 households out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.5% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.97 and the average family size was 4.31.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $100,350, and the median income for a family was $96,127. Males had a median income of $102,883 versus $96,555 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $30,794. About 1.6% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Nesconset was expanded in the early 1970s to include a portion of what was Lake Ronkonkoma, NY. The area includes land from Gibbs Pond Road east to School House Road and from Brown's road south to Smithtown Blvd. Nesconset lies within both the Sachem and Smithtown school districts.

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.