Lakeview vs South Valley Stream

A side-by-side comparison of Lakeview and South Valley Stream: population, income, housing, and more.

Lakeview and South Valley Stream are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Valley Stream has the higher population (6,177 vs 5,794 in Lakeview). South Valley Stream has the higher median household income ($138,783 vs $128,591 in Lakeview). South Valley Stream has the higher median home value ($641,300 vs $556,900 in Lakeview).

Population, income & housing

	Lakeview	South Valley Stream
Population	5,794	6,177
Median age	34.3 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$128,591	$138,783
Median home value	$556,900	$641,300
Median gross rent	$2,780	$1,839
Housing units	1,571	1,972
Homeownership rate	88.5%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	45.2%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lakeview	South Valley Stream
Population	6,131 → 5,794 (-5.5%)	6,775 → 6,177 (-8.8%)
Median household income	$146,369 → $128,591 (-12.1%)	$121,500 → $138,783 (+14.2%)
Median home value	$379,300 → $556,900 (+46.8%)	$472,700 → $641,300 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$3,244 → $2,780 (-14.3%)	$1,584 → $1,839 (+16.1%)

Lakeview

Population

6,1315,794

Median household income

$146,369$128,591

Median home value

$379,300$556,900

Median gross rent

$3,244$2,780

South Valley Stream

Population

6,7756,177

Median household income

$121,500$138,783

Median home value

$472,700$641,300

Median gross rent

$1,584$1,839

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lakeview	South Valley Stream
Under 5	9.0%	3.0%
5 to 17	17.5%	18.7%
18 to 24	6.1%	10.1%
25 to 34	19.4%	8.1%
35 to 44	14.1%	10.9%
45 to 54	8.2%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.7%	13.7%
65 to 74	6.2%	11.4%
75 and over	6.8%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lakeview	South Valley Stream
White (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	36.0%
Black or African American	56.0%	18.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	24.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.9%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	27.4%	13.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lakeview	South Valley Stream
No high school diploma	6.4%	10.7%
High school graduate	32.5%	17.4%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.3%	31.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lakeview	South Valley Stream
Drove alone	74.2%	64.2%
Carpooled	5.7%	9.9%
Public transit	12.9%	9.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.6%	14.4%
Other means	1.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lakeview	South Valley Stream
1-unit, detached	98.0%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lakeview	South Valley Stream
Poverty rate	15.6%	12.7%
Average household size	3.80	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	46	41
Median year structure built	1959	1956