Mineola, New York

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3–2.2% to the 9,083 homes here.

28–201

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Growing. Up 2.5% since 2020.

21,376

people, the 41st-largest of New York's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among New York's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
The workday

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

95.2%

of 20,060 jobs located in Mineola are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 93% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$2,415

a month. New York's median is $1,621.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

A $2,984 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Nassau County.
- $517 Tract 5197.04
- $3,501 Tract 5197.02
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

$1,314–$1,970

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $2,415 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 571 homes permitted in ten years, 2016–2025
- 91% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 87% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2016–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3–2.2% to the 9,083 homes here.

28–201

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 54% more than New York's.

$651,200

median home value in Mineola.
- $651,200 Mineola
- $423,800 New York
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Mineola, New York

Mineola,
New York.

Growing. Up 2.5% since 2020.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 93% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.3–2.2% to the 9,083 homes here.

A median home costs 54% more than New York's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Growing. Up 2.5% since 2020.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 93% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.3–2.2% to the 9,083 homes here.

A median home costs 54% more than New York's.

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