Lynbrook is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 20,071 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.

Housing costs in Lynbrook are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.29% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

One downside of living in Lynbrook is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lynbrook, the average commute to work is 34.32 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly village. Many of Lynbrook’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

For the size of the village, public transportation in Lynbrook is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Lynbrook, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The citizens of Lynbrook are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.88% 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 $58,511, 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 $234,044 for a family of four. However, Lynbrook contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Black or African-American. Lynbrook also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.10% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lynbrook include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Haitian.

In addition, Lynbrook has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.78%).

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