ZIP 11581 · Valley Stream
Who lives in ZIP code 11581 (Valley Stream, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Valley Stream, NY · Nassau County
uszips 2026
People22,818
Median age37.2
Household income$142,233
Home value$671,779
Median rent$2,292/mo
Poverty7.1%
College degree+50.3%
Commute41 min
Place
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Metro division
- Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 3,235 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,120
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.4% are 65 or older; 74.5% are adults.
Household income
67.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $56,345.
Education (adults 25+)
55.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
16.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.8%
- Never married
- 32.3%
- Divorced
- 7.0%
- Widowed
- 4.9%
- Family size
- 3.60
- Dual-income families
- 62.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.4%
- Rent burden
- 38.3%
- Men / women
- 47% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 16.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 47.6%
- Veterans
- 2.4%
- With a disability
- 7.5%
- No health insurance
- 3.1%
- Limited English
- 4.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.