North Valley Stream vs Port Washington

A side-by-side comparison of North Valley Stream and Port Washington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Valley Stream has the higher population (17,756 vs 17,613 in Port Washington). Port Washington has the higher median household income ($183,964 vs $145,204 in North Valley Stream). Port Washington has the higher median home value ($976,200 vs $588,800 in North Valley Stream).

Population, income & housing

	North Valley Stream	Port Washington
Population	17,756	17,613
Median age	40.8 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$145,204	$183,964
Median home value	$588,800	$976,200
Median gross rent	$2,155	$2,218
Housing units	5,482	6,312
Homeownership rate	93.9%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.4%	70.1%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Valley Stream	Port Washington
Population	18,661 → 17,756 (-4.8%)	15,808 → 17,613 (+11.4%)
Median household income	$116,224 → $145,204 (+24.9%)	$141,667 → $183,964 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$412,600 → $588,800 (+42.7%)	$815,300 → $976,200 (+19.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,781 → $2,155 (+21.0%)	$1,881 → $2,218 (+17.9%)

North Valley Stream

Population

18,66117,756

Median household income

$116,224$145,204

Median home value

$412,600$588,800

Median gross rent

$1,781$2,155

Port Washington

Population

15,80817,613

Median household income

$141,667$183,964

Median home value

$815,300$976,200

Median gross rent

$1,881$2,218

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Valley Stream	Port Washington
Under 5	6.4%	7.4%
5 to 17	14.0%	18.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	4.8%
25 to 34	14.7%	9.2%
35 to 44	10.6%	12.9%
45 to 54	14.6%	14.6%
55 to 64	13.5%	12.3%
65 to 74	11.8%	10.8%
75 and over	6.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Valley Stream	Port Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	11.6%	68.8%
Black or African American	41.7%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.7%	10.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	24.1%	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Valley Stream	Port Washington
No high school diploma	6.7%	3.8%
High school graduate	22.6%	12.6%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	13.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	33.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Valley Stream	Port Washington
Drove alone	64.3%	47.3%
Carpooled	9.4%	2.5%
Public transit	10.4%	22.3%
Walked	1.2%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	11.9%	23.1%
Other means	2.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Valley Stream	Port Washington
1-unit, detached	83.6%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	4.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	12.8%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Valley Stream	Port Washington
Poverty rate	4.4%	3.3%
Average household size	3.31	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	38	37
Median year structure built	1954	1952