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Lakeview, New York.

A community in Nassau County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Nassau County’s.

Living in Lakeview, Nassau County, New York

Lakeview, in Nassau County, had 6,077 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $118,777 a year and half less, against $146,202 across Nassau County. Unemployment in Nassau County was 3.8% in August 2026, and the county had 0.7% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then shops.

People 6,077 in the 2020 census; median age 34.4
Household income $118,777 the median, give or take $19,953 · Nassau County: $146,202
Unemployment 3.8% Nassau County, August 2026; 3.8% a year before
Homes Too few homes in Lakeview for the Census survey to measure.
  • 1,513households
  • 35%of adults have a degree
  • 49 mintypical commute
  • 6%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care31%
  • Shops (retail)11%
  • Government9%
  • Professional and business services8%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities7%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Nassau County had 636,274 jobs in 2025, 0.7% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 39° and 26°; warmest in July, 82° and 67° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 39° 26° F M A M J J 82° 67° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 39° and 26°; warmest in July, 82° and 67° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 39° 26° F M A M J J 82° 67° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 39° and lows near 26°; warmest in July, with highs near 82° and lows near 67°. About 26 inches of snow and 49 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Oceanside weather station, 3 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Nassau County

  1. Long Island Jewish Medical CenterGeneral hospital15,304FTE
  2. North Shore University HospitalGeneral hospital14,219FTE
  3. FreedomCareHome care of elderly, non-medical12,475
  4. Northwell7,689
  5. Nassau University Medical CenterGeneral hospital3,343FTE
  6. South Nassau Communities HospitalGeneral hospital3,279FTE
  7. St. Francis HospitalGeneral hospital3,061FTE
  8. Hofstra UniversityUniversity or college2,547

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 647 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 152,966 people in all across the county; Lakeview has none of its own. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023) and colleges from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Winter weatherRelatively moderate
  2. Ice stormsRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Lakeview’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Nassau County.