Editing Massapequa, New York (section)

==Demographics==
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| 2000 = 22652
| 2010 = 21685
| 2020 = 21355
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[[File:Harbour Green, Massapequa, Long Island. LOC gsc.5a02141.jpg|thumb|House in Massapequa, 1934]]

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 22,652 people, 7,417 households, and 6,297 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|6,207.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 7,514 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,059.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.42% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.17% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.02% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.27% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.37% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.73% from two or more races. 2.59% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race. Because it has large Italian and Jewish communities, the town is sometimes referred to as "[[matzah pizza]]".<ref>{{cite news |last=Schmidt |first=Catherine |date=August 3, 1986 |title=If You're Thinking of Living In; Massapequa |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/03/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-massapequa.html?pagewanted=all |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=April 6, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Harbrecht |first=Douglas |date=September 1, 1991 |title=But Will It Play in Matzo Pizza |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/1991-09-01/but-will-it-play-in-matzo-pizza |newspaper=Bloomberg |access-date=April 6, 2016 }}</ref>

There were 7,417 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.4% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.1% were non-families. Of all households, 12.5% were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the CDP, the population was spread, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years {{As of|2007|lc=y}}. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.0 males.

The [[Median household income|median income]] for a household in the CDP was $107,181, and the median income for a family was $116,266.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212211753/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |title=Massapequa CDP, New York |access-date=March 17, 2013 |publisher=United States Census Bureau }}</ref> Males had a median income of $78,859 versus $57,016 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $42,169. 2.9% of the population and 1.6% of families were below the [[poverty line]].