In addition, Great Neck is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.
Great Neck is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Great Neck’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One of the nice things about Great Neck is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
One downside of living in Great Neck, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.43 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Even though Great Neck is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
If knowledge is power, Great Neck is a pretty powerful place. 58.56% of the adults in Great Neck have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Great Neck in 2022 was $56,199, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $224,796 for a family of four. However, Great Neck contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Great Neck is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Great Neck home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Great Neck residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Great Neck also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.93% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Great Neck include Iranian, Eastern European, Irish, Polish, and Russian.
In addition, Great Neck has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (29.74%).
The most common language spoken in Great Neck is English. Other important languages spoken here include Persian and Spanish.
