North Massapequa vs Syosset

A side-by-side comparison of North Massapequa and Syosset: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Syosset has the higher population (18,274 vs 18,037 in North Massapequa). Syosset has the higher median household income ($187,936 vs $142,274 in North Massapequa). Syosset has the higher median home value ($854,500 vs $609,100 in North Massapequa).

Population, income & housing

	North Massapequa	Syosset
Population	18,037	18,274
Median age	43.3 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$142,274	$187,936
Median home value	$609,100	$854,500
Median gross rent	$2,253	$3,066
Housing units	6,405	6,215
Homeownership rate	95.2%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.1%	70.1%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Massapequa	Syosset
Population	18,505 → 18,037 (-2.5%)	19,453 → 18,274 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$119,485 → $142,274 (+19.1%)	$163,589 → $187,936 (+14.9%)
Median home value	$457,900 → $609,100 (+33.0%)	$663,400 → $854,500 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,861 → $2,253 (+21.1%)	$2,734 → $3,066 (+12.1%)

North Massapequa

Population

18,50518,037

Median household income

$119,485$142,274

Median home value

$457,900$609,100

Median gross rent

$1,861$2,253

Syosset

Population

19,45318,274

Median household income

$163,589$187,936

Median home value

$663,400$854,500

Median gross rent

$2,734$3,066

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Massapequa	Syosset
Under 5	7.0%	3.9%
5 to 17	12.2%	24.6%
18 to 24	8.8%	5.2%
25 to 34	13.8%	7.0%
35 to 44	10.4%	13.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	18.7%
55 to 64	17.8%	11.9%
65 to 74	10.1%	9.6%
75 and over	8.1%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Massapequa	Syosset
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	59.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.6%	32.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Massapequa	Syosset
No high school diploma	3.8%	3.1%
High school graduate	23.2%	11.3%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	34.0%
Graduate or professional degree	19.1%	36.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Massapequa	Syosset
Drove alone	69.4%	54.1%
Carpooled	7.1%	5.7%
Public transit	7.6%	14.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	14.2%	23.1%
Other means	0.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Massapequa	Syosset
1-unit, detached	94.7%	91.2%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Massapequa	Syosset
Poverty rate	5.0%	3.6%
Average household size	2.86	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	33	41
Median year structure built	1956	1958