Valley Stream

Population & Demographics

Valley Stream, NY

Valley Stream is home to 40,315 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 20,828 resident workers commute each day.

New YorkCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
40,315
people
Population

40,315 residents

Median age 40.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Valley Stream population & demographics

Who lives in Valley Stream — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
40,315
Median age
40.9yrs
Median household income
$133,190
Median home value
$616,100
Median gross rent
$2,124/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
39.7%
Poverty rate
5.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Valley Stream

How Valley Stream breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Black25.8%
White23.9%
Hispanic or Latino23.6%
Asian19.6%
Two or more races3.6%
Some other race3.5%

Race across Valley Stream

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Valley Stream.

Valley Stream at a glance
Employed Residents
20,828
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
6.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
New York
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Valley Stream proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Valley Stream commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Valley Stream

20,828 commutes, one dot at a time

Valley Stream

Where 20,828 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Valley Stream, by worker count.

1New York11.6 mi10,573
2Valley Stream0.0 mi1,324
3Manhasset8.8 mi526
4Uniondale6.6 mi349
5Garden City5.2 mi333
6Rockville Centre3.5 mi286
7Lynbrook1.6 mi257
8Oceanside4.0 mi233

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Valley Stream.

1New York11.6 mi8,406
2Valley Stream0.0 mi1,324
3Elmont2.6 mi368
4Hempstead5.3 mi356
5Freeport6.2 mi352
6Oceanside4.0 mi305
7North Valley Stream1.4 mi282
8Baldwin5.0 mi281

Top industries

The sectors that employ Valley Stream’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance41.7%
RTRetail Trade13.0%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)7.1%
TRTransportation and Warehousing7.0%
EDEducational Services5.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services4.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.4%
COConstruction4.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Valley Stream

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps100%
See all internet providers in Valley Stream

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