City safety & data profile

North LindenhurstNY

North Lindenhurst, NY is a 12K-resident city in Suffolk County with a median household income of $123,342.

Suffolk County, New York. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for North Lindenhurst, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. North Lindenhurst has a population larger than 11% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $495,300.

Data updated 2026-09-03

12K
Population (place)
Bottom 12%
By size
$123,342
Median income (place)
$495,300
Median home (place)
6.8%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on North Lindenhurst

North Lindenhurst posts a median household income higher than 84% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 16%
by median income, US cities

Where North Lindenhurst income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$123,342 Top 16% higher than 84% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

North Lindenhurst $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in NY

Population among 197 NY places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows New York City is the largest NY city on this list; Scarsdale leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in NY

Median household income among the same 197-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Scarsdale posts the highest place-level median income in NY; New York City is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading North Lindenhurst, NY beyond the headline numbers

North Lindenhurst sits inside Suffolk County, New York, at roughly 40.71°N, -73.38°W. Population 11,652, $123,342 median household income. Median home value $495,300, median rent $2,100. Poverty rate 6.8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 6.8%, poverty in North Lindenhurst, NY runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

A median home in North Lindenhurst runs about 4.0 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Only 5.2% of North Lindenhurst workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 17.3% in North Lindenhurst, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

3.6% of North Lindenhurst workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 42.9 years, North Lindenhurst's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for North Lindenhurst from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
11,652
North Lindenhurst · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$123,342
+38% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$495,300
+20% vs avg
Median Age (place)
42.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Suffolk County): North Lindenhurst's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
1.5M+2%
Median Income
$130,686+49%
Median Home Value
$578,400+51%
Poverty Rate
6.4%+0%
Unemployment
4.7%-36%

Economics

Economics indicators for North Lindenhurst, NY
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$2,100/mo
Poverty Rate
6.8% -45% vs avg
Unemployment 3.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 25.7%
Work From Home 5.2%
Public Transit 3.6%

Population

White 69.9%
African American 3.8%
Asian 2.5%

Health Profile 14 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
30.8%
High Blood Pressure
29.9%
Physical Inactivity
26.3%
Binge Drinking
17.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
16%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.6%
Current Smoking
11.2%
Current Asthma
10.6%
Diabetes
9.7%
Lack of Health Insurance
9.1%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 62.5%
Annual Checkup 79.7%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
5.3%
Stroke
2.9%

What alerts and safety updates affect North Lindenhurst?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for North Lindenhurst right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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North Lindenhurst: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

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  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of North Lindenhurst, NY? ▼
North Lindenhurst, NY has a population of 11,652 people, located in Suffolk County, New York.
What is the median household income in North Lindenhurst? ▼
The median household income in North Lindenhurst, NY is $123,342 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 6.8%.
What is the median home value in North Lindenhurst? ▼
The median home value in North Lindenhurst, NY is $495,300. Median rent is $2,100/month.
What are the top health concerns in North Lindenhurst? ▼
The top health indicators in North Lindenhurst include Obesity (30.8%), High Blood Pressure (29.9%), Physical Inactivity (26.3%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in North Lindenhurst? ▼
The median age in North Lindenhurst, NY is 42.9 years. 25.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for North Lindenhurst, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NY (6.8% here).

Plano, TX 6.8% Urbandale, IA 6.8% Crystal Lake, IL 6.8% Oregon City, OR 6.8%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NY ($123,342 here).

Granger, IN $123,318 Lemont, IL $123,370 Sterling, VA $123,303 Lincoln Park, NJ $123,397

Compare North Lindenhurst with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

West Babylon, NY 43K Lindenhurst, NY 27K Copiague, NY 23K Wyandanch, NY 12K North Amityville, NY 18K Babylon, NY 12K South Farmingdale, NY 14K North Babylon, NY 18K
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Using North Lindenhurst's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Suffolk County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.