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ISLAND PARK HEMPSTEAD 11558

2000 CENSUS POPULATION DATA
Nassau County 0 - 6 Years 7 - 20 Years 21+ Years TOTAL 0 - 4 Years 5 - 9 Years 10 - 14 Years 15 - 19 Years 20 Years 0 - 20 Years Female Male Median Age Median Family Income 1989 1999 124,164 248,613 961,767 1,334,544 86,628 96,192 93,441 82,662 13,854 372,777 181,087 191,690 38.5 Town of Hempstead 72,250 146,913 536,761 755,924 50,335 56,246 54,805 49,143 8,634 219,163 106,690 112,473 37.6 11558 - Island Park Zip-Code Area 719 1,365 6,469 8,553 506 514 465 514 85 2,084 1,027 1,057 39.5

$60,619 $81,246

$57,702 $77,147

$53,101 $71,568

1980-2000 YOUTH POPULATION FOR ISLAND PARK
2,821 2,147

3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 1980 1990

2,084

2000

7-20 Years 0-6 Years

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2000 POPULATION PROJECTION DATA

Nassau County

Town of Hempstead

11558 - Island Park Zip-Code Area

0 - 6 Years 7 - 20 Years 21+ Years TOTAL 0 - 4 Years 5 - 9 Years 10 - 14 Years 15 - 19 Years 20 Years 0 - 20 Years

118,978 231,792 978,505 1,329,275 83,639 90,106 82,042 79,040 15,943 350,770

73,806 139,895 557,917 771,618 52,174 55,438 49,470 47,058 9,563 213,701

661 1,450 5,866 7,977 460 526 506 514 105 2,110

1990-2000 ISLAND PARK POPULATION PROJECTIONS FOR FOUR AGE GROUPS
540

520

500

0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19

480

460

440

420 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

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TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES (Formerly AFDC) (NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS)

Town of Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Nassau County 15,963 15,337 13,321 12,410 11,950 12,607 15,317 16,528 20,129 20,622 20,229 17,800 14,940 12,706 10,825 Hempstead 11,783 11,390 9,981 9,168 8,943 9,404 11,504 12,410 15,031 15,217 14,981 13,309 11,219 9,651 8,265

16-20 y Zip-Code Area 75 111 108 92 82 69 77 81 154 127 127 132 94 88 86

1987-1999 ISLAND PARK, NASSAU COUNTY AND TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD AFDC RATES PER 1000 RESIDENTS

25.00

20.00

Rate Per 1,000

15.00

10.00

5.00

0.00 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Nassau County

Hempstead Town

16-20 y

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11558 ZIP-CODE AREA RESIDENT YOUTH OFFENSES 7-15 Years Old Station Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Arrests 1 10 5 13 7 10 3 14 Adjustments 25 28 15 16 8 20 5 18 16-20 Years Old Subjects of Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Arrests 21 35 38 30 27 32 17 16 Investigation 7 23 14 21 16 29 22 15 Totals 28 58 52 51 43 61 39 31 Subjects of Investigation 2 7 2 8 6 16 11 11 All Ages Total Incidents* 56 103 77 88 64 107 58 74 Totals 28 45 22 37 21 46 19 43

Island Park and Nassau County Youth Offense Rates Per 1,000: 1988-1997
90.0 80.0 70.0

Rate Per 1,000

60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0 1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

Island Park

Nassau County

* Total incidents include arrests, station adjustments and subjects of investigation for 1988-1995. Subjects were not available prior to 1988. Youth offenses do not include data on convictions following from some of these arrests.

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11558 ZIP-CODE AREA RESIDENT YOUTH OFFENSES

Youth Offense Rate Per 1000 Resident Youth For Combined Offense Types and Total
Drug & Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 4.6 6.9 3.8 6.1 0.8 3.8 3.8 2.2 Violent & Property 13.2 10.7 18.2 15.3 11.5 13.6 5.3 6.5 Status 4.6 3.8 3.0 8.4 3.1 4.5 6.0 6.5 Theft 7.0 24.5 17.4 4.6 10.7 23.5 7.5 12.3 11.6 16.8 9.1 17.6 9.2 25.8 10.6 13.1 Criminal Nonconf 0.8 5.4 3.0 3.1 3.8 1.5 0.0 6.5 Other 0.8 6.1 3.8 11.5 8.4 8.3 10.6 6.5 Total 43.3 78.9 58.4 67.4 49.0 81.1 43.8 53.7

Alcohol Threatening

Youth Offenses For Combined Offense Types and Total
Drug & Violent & Alcohol Threatening 6 15 9 5 8 1 5 5 3 22 12 23 12 34 14 18 Criminal Nonconf 1 7 4 4 5 2 0 9

Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

Property 17 14 24 20 15 18 7 9

Status 6 5 4 11 4 6 8 9

Theft 9 32 23 6 14 31 10 17

Other 1 8 5 15 11 11 14 9

Total 56 103 77 88 64 107 58 74

1990-1997 Violent & Threatening, and Drug & Alcohol Youth Offense Rates in Island Park and Nassau County
30.0

25.0

Rate Per 1,000

20.0

15.0

10.0

5.0

0.0 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

Nassau County Alc/Drug /k Island Pk Alc/Drug /k

Nassau County Violent/Threat/k Island Pk Violent/Threat/k

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WHERE WERE ISLAND PARK YOUTH COMMITTING OFFENSES IN 1997?

Other 9% Long Beach 3% Carle Place 4% Oceanside 7%

Total Offenses by Island Park Youth: 74

Island Park 77%

"Other" offenses include Rockville Centre, Point Lookout, Baldwin, Freeport, Lynbrook, Massapequa and Valley Stream. Each community comprises less than 3% of all Island Park resident offenses.

1997 YOUTH OFFENSES IN ISLAND PARK: THE OFFENDERS' COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE

Other 9% Other NYS 2% Oceanside 2% West Hempstead 2% NYC 4% Long Beach 11% Island Park 70%

Total Offenses in Island Park: 82
"Other" communities include Baldwin, Lynbrook, Westbury, Freeport, Bellmore, Massapequa, and Suffolk County. Each community comprises less than 2% of all Island Park offenses.

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Resident Island Park Runaway and Homeless Youth by Age Group
1991-97 Percent 1997 Change 0
0.0%

Age 10 Yr & Less
%

1991 0
0.0%

1992 1
33.3%

1993 1
9.1%

1994 0
0.0%

1995 0
0.0%

1996 0
0.0%

11 to 12
%

1
25.0%

0
0.0%

0
0.0%

0
0.0%

0
0.0%

0
0.0%

0 -100.0%
0.0%

13
%

0
0.0%

0
0.0%

0
0.0%

1
25.0%

0
0.0%

0
0.0%

0
0.0%

14
%

0
0.0%

0
0.0%

1
9.1%

0
0.0%

2
33.3%

2
25.0%

2
25.0%

15
%

1
25.0%

0
0.0%

2
18.2%

1
25.0%

1
16.7%

0
0.0%

5 400.0%
62.5%

16
%

2
50.0%

2
66.7%

1
9.1%

1
25.0%

3
50.0%

6
75.0%

0 -100.0%
0.0%

17
%

0
0.0%

0
0.0%

4
36.4%

0
0.0%

0
0.0%

0
0.0%

0
0.0%

18
%

0
0.0%

0
0.0%

1
9.1%

0
0.0%

0
0.0%

0
0.0%

1
12.5%

19 to 20
%

0
0.0%

0
0.0%

1
9.1%

1
25.0%

0
0.0%

0
0.0%

0
0.0%

Island Park Total
Rate Per 1,000

4 2.9 5.19

3 2.1 6.63

11 7.9 8.98

4 2.8 8.68

6 4.3 7.52

8 5.8 7.23

8 100.0% 5.8 99.7% 7.30 40.5%

Nassau County
Rate Per 1,000

1991-1997 Male and Female Runaway and Homeless Youth Rates Per 1,000 for Island Park and Nassau County
14.0 12.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

Island Park Female Island Park Male

Nassau County Female Nassau County Male

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PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IN ISLAND PARK UFSD
European Year American African American Latino Asian Native Total

American American

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

723 698 702 687 691 714 715 716 710 707 718

3 4 2 1 4 2 6 8 7 9 8

38 44 57 77 87 69 86 72 86 94 97

4 7 13 14 14 14 12 18 11 16 12

0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 2

768 754 775 780 796 800 819 816 814 827 837

724 18 111 21 0 874 696 21 111 12 7 847 Net Change in School Enrollment Between 1987 and 1999 European African Asian Native 1987-99 American -27 -4% American 18 600% Latino 73 192% American 8 200% American 7 Total 79 10%

Change in Number Change as Percent

Net Change in School Enrollment Between 1993 and 1999 European African Asian Native 1993-99 American American Latino American American Change in Number -19 15 25 0 7 Change as Percent -3% 250% 29% 0%

Total 28 3%

1993-99 Percent Change in Island Park UFSD 3 Enrollments by Race/Ethnicity
30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% -5% European American African American Latino Asian American Native American Total

* The 1993-99 change for African Americans and Native Americans has been excluded from this chart because there were fewer than 10 enrolled in 1993. This policy is meant to avoid distorted percent comparisons among groups.

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PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IN WEST HEMPSTEAD UFSD
European Year American African American Latino Asian American Native American Total

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2080 1961 1928 1856 1884 1833 1800 1803 1848 1809 1761 1691 1624

68 81 81 77 95 107 92 105 113 124 149

53 93 90 111 121 148 180 188 172 222 230

77 100 87 93 82 92 112 91 84 88 100

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2279 2236 2186 2137 2182 2180 2184 2187 2217 2243 2240 2234 2278 Native American -1 -100% Total -1 0%

179 244 120 0 223 308 123 0 Net Change in School Enrollment Between 1987 and 1999 European African Asian American -456 -22% American 155 228% Latino 255 481% American 46 60%

1987-99 Change in Number Change as Percent

Net Change in School Enrollment Between 1993 and 1999 European African Asian Native 1993-99 American American Latino American American Change in Number -176 131 128 11 0 Change as Percent -10% 142% 71% 10%

Total 94 4%

1993-99 Percent Change in West Hempstead UFSD Enrollments by Race/Ethnicity
160% 140% 120% 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% -20%

European American

African American

Latino

Asian American

Native American

Total

* The Native American percent increase is omitted from this chart because enrollment changes that begin or end with 10 or fewer students distort comparisons among the various enthic groups.

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REPORTED LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (LEP/ELLs) IN ISLAND PARK UFSD*
Reported Number and Percent of LEP/ELL Students in Island Park UFSD, Hempstead Town and Nassau County Island Park UFSD
Year Number Percent of Total Enrollment

Town of Hempstead
Number Percent of Total Enrollment

Nassau County
Number Percent of Total Enrollment

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
1999 Total Enrollment

14 17 14 11 11 25 23 22 847 57.1%

1.8% 2.1% 1.7% 1.4% 1.3% 3.0% 2.6% 2.6%

3,240 3,875 4,271 4,674 4,847 5,532 5,878 6,134 117,036 89.3%

3.2% 3.7% 4.1% 4.3% 4.4% 4.9% 5.1% 5.2%

6,044 6,963 7,492 7,823 8,276 9,219 9,353 10,077 195,804 66.7%

3.5% 4.0% 4.2% 4.3% 4.5% 4.9% 4.8% 5.1%

1992 - 1999 % Change

* In the 1998-1999 school year, there were 77 different languages spoken by students enrolled in Nassau County public schools.

Reported 1992-1999 Island Park UFSD LEP/ELLs and Total Non-LEP/ELL Enrollment
30 25 20 15 10 5 0 1992 1993 1994 1995 Year LEP/ELL Students Total Non-LEP Enrollment 1996 1997 1998 1999 860 840 820 800 780 760 740 Non-LEP/ELL Enrollment

** The annual number of reported LEP/ELLs enrollment is based upon the number of Limited English Proficient English Language Learners in the local district as reported on the State Education Department/ The University of the State of New York, Commissioners Regulations Part 154 Application.

# of LEP/ELLs

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REPORTED LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (LEP/ELLs) IN WEST HEMPSTEAD UFSD*
Reported Number and Percent of LEP/ELL Students in West Hempstead UFSD, Hempstead Town and Nassau County West Hempstead UFSD
Year Number Percent of Total Enrollment

Town of Hempstead
Number Percent of Total Enrollment

Nassau County
Number Percent of Total Enrollment

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
1999 Total Enrollment

38 55 57 60 73 73 73 73 2,278 92.1%

1.7% 2.5% 2.6% 2.7% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 3.2%

3,240 3,875 4,271 4,674 4,847 5,532 5,878 6,134 117,036 89.3%

3.2% 3.7% 4.1% 4.3% 4.4% 4.9% 5.1% 5.2%

6,044 6,963 7,492 7,823 8,276 9,219 9,353 10,077 195,804 66.7%

3.5% 4.0% 4.2% 4.3% 4.5% 4.9% 4.8% 5.1%

1992 - 1999 % Change

* In the 1998-1999 school year, there were 77 different languages spoken by students enrolled in Nassau County public schools.

Reported 1992-1999 West Hempstead UFSD LEP/ELLs and Total Non-LEP/ELL Enrollment
80 70 # of LEP/ELLs 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1992 1993 LEP/ELL 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Year Total Non-LEP Enrollment 2140 2120 2100 2080 2220 2200 Non-LEP/ELL Enrollment 2180 2160

** The annual number of reported LEP/ELLs enrollment is based upon the number of Limited English Proficient English Language Learners in the local district as reported on the State Education Department/ The University of the State of New York, Commissioners Regulations Part 154 Application.

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Dropout Percents in West Hempstead UFSD, Hempstead Town, & Nassau County DROPOUT NUMBERS & PERCENTS OF HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT* Year District-# District-% Town-#** Town-%** County-# County-%

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

31 14 13 5 4 3 3 6 10 6 10 8

2.8 1.3 1.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.7 1.1 0.9

898 759 654 546 432 483 484 533 395 337 358 330

2.4 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0

1284 1177 932 759 613 654 630 724 531 477 479 489

2.0 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9

*Dropout Rate = Dropouts divided by 9-12 grade enrollment including ungraded secondary enrollment. A dropout is defined as any pupil who left school prior to graduation & did not enter another school or program leading to a GED.

1987-98 HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT PERCENTS IN WEST HEMPSTEAD UFSD, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, AND NASSAU COUNTY

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0 1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

West Hempstead UFSD

Hempstead Town

Nassau County

**Town data based on a weighted average of communities which are fully or partially located within town boundaries.

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1982-97 Total Births and Fertility Rates For Island Park 11558, Nassau County and New York State*
Island Park Fertility Year 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Births** 116 122 121 121 113 114 119 129 129 127 127 113 111 105 108 105 Rate 48.6 51.7 52.1 52.9 50.4 51.7 54.9 60.6 61.7 62.4 62.9 56.5 56.5 54.0 56.7 56.3 Births 14,342 14,541 14,758 15,247 15,567 16,504 17,072 17,700 18,180 17,864 18,065 17,931 17,903 18,084 17,722 17,100 Nassau County Fertility Rate 49.0 49.8 50.6 52.3 53.5 56.8 58.8 61.1 62.8 62.2 63.3 63.2 64.6 66.0 63.8 62.0 Births 246,889 248,222 250,436 258,826 263,045 271,355 279,976 290,528 297,468 292,523 287,531 282,377 277,945 271,042 263,611 256,976 New York State Fertility Rate 59.6 59.6 59.9 61.6 62.3 64.0 65.8 67.9 69.3 68.1 67.2 66.3 65.6 64.3 63.0 61.8

1982 - 1997 Island Park Total Births
140

120

100 Number of Births

80

60

40

20

0 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Year

* Fertility rate based on live births per 1,000 female population 15-44. Data for 1990-97 reflect zip code boundaries. Data for prior years reflect the local zip-code community based upon census tracts data. ** The number of births to mothers in the Island Park area is a three year "running" average for all years. Source: Nassau County & New York State Departments of Health.

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1984-97 Births To Teen Mothers and Fertility Rates For Island Park 11557*, Nassau County and New York State**
Island Park Teen Fertility Births Rate 5 14.4 5 14.6 4 12.7 4 12.9 3 11.0 3 10.0 3 10.2 3 10.3 3 12.5 3 13.1 2 12.5 1 7.4 2 7.5 2 8.2 Nassau County Teen Fertility Births Rate 668 12.2 711 13.4 685 13.4 677 13.8 663 14.1 679 15.0 674 15.6 672 16.0 629 15.1 700 18.4 682 18.2 668 18.0 637 15.8 561 13.9 New York State Teen Fertility Births Rate 25,658 35.7 25,470 36.4 25,134 37.0 25,080 38.0 25,861 40.3 26,593 42.7 26,553 44.0 26,216 44.1 25,330 43.4 25,515 44.3 25,852 45.3 24,805 43.6 23,864 41.8 22,185 38.5

Year 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

1984-1997 Teen Births in Island Park, Nassau County and NYS as a Percentage of Total Births
12.0% 10.0% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% Island Park 0.0% 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Nassau

1993

1994

1995

1996

Year

Island Park

Nassau

NYS

* The number of birth to teen mothers in the Island Park area is a three year "running" average for all years. ** Fertility rate based on live births per 1,000 female population 15-19. Data for 1990-97 reflect zip code boundaries. Data for prior years reflect the local community as comprised by census tracts. Source: Nassau County & New York State Departments of Health.

1997

Community Profile for the Zip-Code Community of Island Park
Prepared by the Office of Planning at the Nassau County Youth Board 40 Main Street, Hempstead, New York 11550 August, 2000 Thomas R. Suozzi, County Executive Donald M. McLean, Chairman George Siberon, Executive Director

Data Sources and Acknowledgements
Youth offense data courtesy of the Nassau County Police Department, Juvenile Aid Bureau and the following Village/City Police Departments in Nassau County: Freeport Kings Point Oyster Bay Cove Garden City Long Beach Port Washington Glen Cove Lynbrook Rockville Centre Hempstead Malverne Sands Point Kensington Analysis of youth offense data and calculation of rates prepared by Youth Board staff. Total births and births to teen mothers courtesy of the Vital Statistics data files made available to the Youth Board by the New York State and Nassau County Departments of Health. Special thanks to the Nassau County Department of Health for their cooperation in the design and planning of health data presentation included in this profile. Fertility rates and teen births as a percent of total births prepared by Youth Board staff. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families data courtesy of the New York State & Nassau County Departments of Social Services. Rates prepared by Youth Board Staff. Demographic Data collected from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The 1990 data were abstracted from summary tape files on CD ROM with the support of the Nassau County Planning Commission. Population projection data prepared by Youth Board Office of Planning Staff. Enrollment and Dropout Data provided by the New York State Education Department. LEP/ELLs data provided by Nassau County BOCES BETAC program. Comparisons of County, Town and local school districts prepared by Youth Board staff.

Participating Research Staff: Randall Simmons, Coordinator of Research (572-1397), Sha-nae Anderson, Research Analyst (572-1356), and Maria Kontorinakis, Research Analyst (572-1358)