Lawrence vs South Valley Stream

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

Lawrence 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.

Lawrence has the higher population (6,771 vs 6,177 in South Valley Stream). Lawrence has the higher median household income ($174,787 vs $138,783 in South Valley Stream). Lawrence has the higher median home value ($1,231,800 vs $641,300 in South Valley Stream).

Population, income & housing

	Lawrence	South Valley Stream
Population	6,771	6,177
Median age	34.8 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$174,787	$138,783
Median home value	$1,231,800	$641,300
Median gross rent	$2,188	$1,839
Housing units	2,183	1,972
Homeownership rate	82.0%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.6%	45.2%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawrence	South Valley Stream
Population	6,544 → 6,771 (+3.5%)	6,775 → 6,177 (-8.8%)
Median household income	$123,000 → $174,787 (+42.1%)	$121,500 → $138,783 (+14.2%)
Median home value	$926,600 → $1,231,800 (+32.9%)	$472,700 → $641,300 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,779 → $2,188 (+23.0%)	$1,584 → $1,839 (+16.1%)

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

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)

	Lawrence	South Valley Stream
Under 5	5.3%	3.0%
5 to 17	23.0%	18.7%
18 to 24	16.3%	10.1%
25 to 34	5.6%	8.1%
35 to 44	7.6%	10.9%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.3%
55 to 64	10.2%	13.7%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.4%
75 and over	8.6%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawrence	South Valley Stream
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	36.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	18.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	24.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.4%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	13.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawrence	South Valley Stream
No high school diploma	4.0%	10.7%
High school graduate	9.3%	17.4%
Some college or associate's	13.1%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	43.3%	31.0%
Graduate or professional degree	30.2%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawrence	South Valley Stream
Drove alone	60.8%	64.2%
Carpooled	9.2%	9.9%
Public transit	14.3%	9.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.4%	14.4%
Other means	2.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawrence	South Valley Stream
1-unit, detached	68.7%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	5.8%
20 or more units	17.4%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lawrence	South Valley Stream
Poverty rate	1.5%	12.7%
Average household size	3.38	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	43	41
Median year structure built	1965	1956