Lynbrook is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 20,128 people and four associated neighborhoods, Lynbrook is the 85th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Lynbrook was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

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

Also of interest is that Lynbrook 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: 13.66% 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.

In addition, Lynbrook is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

In Lynbrook, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.58 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In addition, the village is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Lynbrook use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Lynbrook‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

The citizens of Lynbrook are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.88% of adults in Lynbrook have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lynbrook in 2022 was $60,904, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $243,616 for a family of four.

Lynbrook is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Lynbrook home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lynbrook residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Lynbrook also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.26% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lynbrook include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

In addition, Lynbrook has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.33%).

The most common language spoken in Lynbrook is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.