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Lindenhurst Facts: Pictures of the Village

The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every ten years (through the U.S. Census), and the number of Representatives in Congress determined accordingly. It also is in charge collecting statistics about the nation, its people, and economy. These statistics are based on a study in the year 2000.

The village of Lindenhurst has a total area of 9.9 km² Square kilometre (symbol km²) is an SI unit of surface area.

There are 27,819 people, 9,061 households, and 7,076 families residing in the village.

There are 9,277 housing units at an average density of 955.2/km² (2,471.6/mi²).

The racial makeup of the village is

94.23% White

0.84% African American

0.12% Native American

1.37% Asian

0.01% Pacific Islander

1.69% from other races

1.75% from two or more races.

6.52% of the population are Hispanic

There are 9,061 households out of which 39.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% are married couples living together, 11.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% are non-families. 17.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.06 and the average family size is 3.43.

In the village the population is spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village is $61,667, and the median income for a family is $67,315. Males have a median income of $45,244 versus $31,945 for females. The per capita income for the village is $22,150. 6.4% of the population and 4.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.8% are under the age of 18 and 9.4% are 65 or older.