Great Neck is a medium-sized coastal village (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 11,075 people and five associated neighborhoods, Great Neck is the 169th largest community in New York.

Great Neck home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Great Neck real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Great Neck has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.23% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Great Neck is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Great Neck really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Great Neck perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

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 35.87 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.

In Great Neck, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Great Neck is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

If knowledge is power, Great Neck is a pretty powerful place. 58.38% 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 $57,898, 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 $231,592 for a family of four. However, Great Neck contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Great Neck is an extremely 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. Important ancestries of people in Great Neck include Iranian, Eastern European, Russian, Polish, and Romanian.

In addition, Great Neck has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.20%).

The most common language spoken in Great Neck is English. Other important languages spoken here include Persian and Spanish.