Lawrence vs Roslyn Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Lawrence and Roslyn Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Roslyn Heights has the higher population (6,881 vs 6,771 in Lawrence). Roslyn Heights has the higher median household income ($186,696 vs $174,787 in Lawrence). Lawrence has the higher median home value ($1,231,800 vs $941,300 in Roslyn Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Lawrence	Roslyn Heights
Population	6,771	6,881
Median age	34.8 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$174,787	$186,696
Median home value	$1,231,800	$941,300
Median gross rent	$2,188	$3,159
Housing units	2,183	2,190
Homeownership rate	82.0%	93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.6%	65.1%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawrence	Roslyn Heights
Population	6,544 → 6,771 (+3.5%)	6,553 → 6,881 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$123,000 → $174,787 (+42.1%)	$137,150 → $186,696 (+36.1%)
Median home value	$926,600 → $1,231,800 (+32.9%)	$830,500 → $941,300 (+13.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,779 → $2,188 (+23.0%)	$2,102 → $3,159 (+50.3%)

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

Roslyn Heights

Population

6,5536,881

Median household income

$137,150$186,696

Median home value

$830,500$941,300

Median gross rent

$2,102$3,159

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawrence	Roslyn Heights
Under 5	5.3%	2.7%
5 to 17	23.0%	23.3%
18 to 24	16.3%	9.1%
25 to 34	5.6%	6.0%
35 to 44	7.6%	15.8%
45 to 54	11.7%	14.2%
55 to 64	10.2%	11.2%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.0%
75 and over	8.6%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawrence	Roslyn Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	53.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	30.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.7%
Two or more races	0.4%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawrence	Roslyn Heights
No high school diploma	4.0%	4.1%
High school graduate	9.3%	11.6%
Some college or associate's	13.1%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	43.3%	32.2%
Graduate or professional degree	30.2%	32.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawrence	Roslyn Heights
Drove alone	60.8%	58.2%
Carpooled	9.2%	9.9%
Public transit	14.3%	11.1%
Walked	2.5%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	17.8%
Other means	2.8%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawrence	Roslyn Heights
1-unit, detached	68.7%	91.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	0.3%
20 or more units	17.4%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lawrence	Roslyn Heights
Poverty rate	1.5%	4.9%
Average household size	3.38	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	43	40
Median year structure built	1965	1955