Massapequa

The CDP was home to 22,652 people, 7,417 households, and 6,297 families as of the 2000 census. There were 6,207.5 people per square mile (2,396.7/km2) in the population. At an average density of 2,059.1 per square mile (795.0/km2), there were 7,514 housing units. 95.42 percent of the CDP’s population was White, 0.17% African American, 0.02% Native American, 1.27% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.37% other racial groups, and 0.73% people of two or more racial groups. Any race of Latino made up 2.59% of the population. The town is known as “matzah pizza” because of its sizable Italian and Jewish communities.

There were 7,417 homes, of which 38.3% included children under the age of 18, 73.4% consisted of married couples, 8.5% included a female householder living alone, and 15.1% did not belong to a family. Six percent of all homes had an individual 65 years of age or older living alone. Of all households, 12.5% were made up of individuals. 3.05 was the average size of a household, and 3.33 was the average size of a family.

The population of the CDP was distributed, with 5.9% being between the ages of 18 and 24, 29.5% being between the ages of 25 and 44, 24.7% being between the ages of 45 and 64, and 14.3% being 65 or older.