Port Washington vs Syosset

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

Port Washington 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 17,613 in Port Washington). Syosset has the higher median household income ($187,936 vs $183,964 in Port Washington). Port Washington has the higher median home value ($976,200 vs $854,500 in Syosset).

Population, income & housing

	Port Washington	Syosset
Population	17,613	18,274
Median age	42.3 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$183,964	$187,936
Median home value	$976,200	$854,500
Median gross rent	$2,218	$3,066
Housing units	6,312	6,215
Homeownership rate	77.8%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.1%	70.1%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Washington	Syosset
Population	15,808 → 17,613 (+11.4%)	19,453 → 18,274 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$141,667 → $183,964 (+29.9%)	$163,589 → $187,936 (+14.9%)
Median home value	$815,300 → $976,200 (+19.7%)	$663,400 → $854,500 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,881 → $2,218 (+17.9%)	$2,734 → $3,066 (+12.1%)

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

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)

	Port Washington	Syosset
Under 5	7.4%	3.9%
5 to 17	18.9%	24.6%
18 to 24	4.8%	5.2%
25 to 34	9.2%	7.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.5%
45 to 54	14.6%	18.7%
55 to 64	12.3%	11.9%
65 to 74	10.8%	9.6%
75 and over	9.1%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Washington	Syosset
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	59.7%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	10.3%	32.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	15.7%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Washington	Syosset
No high school diploma	3.8%	3.1%
High school graduate	12.6%	11.3%
Some college or associate's	13.5%	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	36.4%	34.0%
Graduate or professional degree	33.8%	36.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Washington	Syosset
Drove alone	47.3%	54.1%
Carpooled	2.5%	5.7%
Public transit	22.3%	14.0%
Walked	2.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.1%
Worked from home	23.1%	23.1%
Other means	1.6%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Washington	Syosset
1-unit, detached	70.5%	91.2%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	12.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Port Washington	Syosset
Poverty rate	3.3%	3.6%
Average household size	2.92	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	37	41
Median year structure built	1952	1958