Lawrence vs Oyster Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Lawrence and Oyster Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

Lawrence and Oyster Bay are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oyster Bay has the higher population (6,900 vs 6,771 in Lawrence). Lawrence has the higher median household income ($174,787 vs $102,540 in Oyster Bay). Lawrence has the higher median home value ($1,231,800 vs $634,600 in Oyster Bay).

Population, income & housing

	Lawrence	Oyster Bay
Population	6,771	6,900
Median age	34.8 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$174,787	$102,540
Median home value	$1,231,800	$634,600
Median gross rent	$2,188	$2,300
Housing units	2,183	2,931
Homeownership rate	82.0%	51.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.6%	45.0%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawrence	Oyster Bay
Population	6,544 → 6,771 (+3.5%)	5,836 → 6,900 (+18.2%)
Median household income	$123,000 → $174,787 (+42.1%)	$96,187 → $102,540 (+6.6%)
Median home value	$926,600 → $1,231,800 (+32.9%)	$588,300 → $634,600 (+7.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,779 → $2,188 (+23.0%)	$1,972 → $2,300 (+16.6%)

Lawrence

Population

6,5446,771

Median household income

$123,000$174,787

Median home value

$926,600$1,231,800

Median gross rent

$1,779$2,188

Oyster Bay

Population

5,8366,900

Median household income

$96,187$102,540

Median home value

$588,300$634,600

Median gross rent

$1,972$2,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawrence	Oyster Bay
Under 5	5.3%	8.9%
5 to 17	23.0%	13.2%
18 to 24	16.3%	7.2%
25 to 34	5.6%	15.3%
35 to 44	7.6%	9.2%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.2%
55 to 64	10.2%	13.4%
65 to 74	11.7%	8.1%
75 and over	8.6%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawrence	Oyster Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	57.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	2.6%
Two or more races	0.4%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	29.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawrence	Oyster Bay
No high school diploma	4.0%	5.7%
High school graduate	9.3%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	13.1%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	43.3%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	30.2%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawrence	Oyster Bay
Drove alone	60.8%	73.5%
Carpooled	9.2%	9.4%
Public transit	14.3%	3.9%
Walked	2.5%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	9.6%
Other means	2.8%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawrence	Oyster Bay
1-unit, detached	68.7%	49.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	18.3%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	23.0%
20 or more units	17.4%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lawrence	Oyster Bay
Poverty rate	1.5%	11.1%
Average household size	3.38	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	43	27
Median year structure built	1965	1960