Editing Massapequa Park, New York (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 488
|1950= 2334
|1960= 19904
|1970= 22112
|1980= 19779
|1990= 18044
|2000= 17499
|2010= 17008
|2020= 17109
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the 2010 [[census]], there were 17,008 people, 5,731 households, and 4,736 families residing in the village. There were 5,844 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,656.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.04% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.5% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.5% of the population.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Massapequa Park village, New York| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=October 9, 2012}}</ref>

There were 5,731 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were headed by [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.31.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The three main ethnic backgrounds are Italian (45%), Irish (28%), and German (18%), comprising over three-fourths of the village's population. The rest of the population is of English, Russian, Polish, Swedish, Scottish, Greek, French, Dutch, and other background.<ref name="Census 2010" />

The median income in the village for 2010 was $98,725 and the median income for a family was $110,417. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $38,226. About 1.0% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="Census 2010" />

Due to the sizable Jewish and Italian populations long associated with the area, the village is frequently referred to as "[[Matzah|Matzo]]-[[Pizza]] Park."<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 10, 1980 |title=Massapequa's Brash Young Star: Can't Stop The Kid From 'Matzo-Pizza' Steve Guttenberg, not yet 22, has charmed and conned his way to stardom |work=[[Newsday]] |pages=C1 |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref>