Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.26% of the population. There were 6,179 households out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.6% were non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.37. The Main Wantagh United States Postal Service Office is located at 3300 Park Avenue. The (North) Wantagh Branch USPS Office is located at 1250 Wantagh Avenue. The ZIP code for both post offices is 11793. Wantagh has been served by Unit 132 of the Nassau County Auxiliary Police since 1952. These volunteer police officers perform routine patrols of the neighborhood and provide traffic control for local parades, races and other community events. Making a major positive impact to the community. Their headquarters is located in the Willow Wood shopping center located on Wantagh Avenue just south of the Southern State Parkway. These officers have completed a 48-week training course at the Nassau County Police Academy and are registered with New York State as full-time Peace Officers. Wantagh is protected by a volunteer fire department that is responsible for one of the largest fire districts in Nassau County covering . The Wantagh Fire Department has approximately 250 members using 20 pieces of apparatus located throughout seven stations, two of which are administrative and training locations. Jones Beach State Park is located within the department's jurisdiction. During large gatherings the WFD deploys various apparatus and its new mobile command center. The Wantagh-Levittown Volunteer Ambulance Corps has been serving the community since 1956, and the all-volunteer paramedic and EMT unit is located at 3702 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown. The Wantagh Public Library, at 3285 Park Avenue, holds events throughout the year for community members, children, teens, and seniors, and displays local artwork and collections. The Wantagh Museum of the Wantagh Preservation Society displays Wantagh's original Long Island Rail Road Stationhouse, the "Jamaica" (an original 1912 LIRR car), and the original Wantagh Post Office building. Wantagh is known throughout Long Island to have a very energetic and vibrant nightlife. Centered on the Wantagh Long Island Rail Road Station there are thirteen bars, pubs and clubs all within a quarter mile of the station.