Woodmere is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, United States. United States. The population was 16,447 at the 2000 census.
Woodmere is in the Town of Hempstead.
Woodmere is one of the Long Island community known as the Five Towns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Towns), which consists of Hewlett, Woodmere, Lawrence, Cedarhurst, and Inwood.
Geography
Woodmere is located at 40°38′10″N 73°43′10″W / 40.63611°N 73.71944°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (40.636236, -73.719542)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²). 6.6 km² (2.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (5.19%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 16,447 people, 5,349 households, and 4,525 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,480.6/km² (6,436.6/mi²). There were 5,462 housing units at an average density of 823.8/km² (2,137.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.48% White, 1.67% African American, 0.02% Native American, 3.73% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.20% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.57% of the population.
Woodmere has become home to many Modern Orthodox Jewish families who have established a number of growing synagogues. The community is close to the more Haredi nearby community of Far Rockaway which has more yeshivas for the children and younger members. It is also home to the largest Young Israel (a chain of Modern-Orthodox Jewish synagogues) in the United States.
There were 5,349 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.5% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.4% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $93,212, and the median income for a family was $119,402. Males had a median income of $76,266 versus $41,393 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $41,699. About 3.5% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.